Aha

Oprah always talks about the “Aha” moments in life—where you encounter something that’s seemingly so simple, yet excitingly profound. I have some extra time on my hands and have been reading quite a bit. This passage from Shauna Niequist’s book entitled Cold Tangerines was one of my “Aha” moments and so I thought I’d spread the wealth.

Everything is interim. Everything is a path or preparation for the next thing, and we never know what the next thing is. Life is like that, of course, twisty and surprising. But life with God is like that exponentially. We can dig in, make plans, write in stone, pretend we’re not listening, but the voice of God has a way of being heard. It seeps in like smoke or vapor even when we’ve barred the door against any last-minute changes, and it moves us to different countries and different emotional territories and different ways of living. It keeps us moving and dancing and watching, and never lets us drop down into a life set on cruise control or a life ruled by a remote control. Life with God is a daring dream, full of flashes and last-minute exits and generally all the things we’ve said we’ll never do. And with the surprises comes great hope.

You’re all saying it eh? “Aha!”