A girl in my high school that I
never knew
but saw a lot used to go
around every corner in the hallway as if
she'd never
been there before. She'd lean
way out to the
side to look, almost on one
foot,
the other stretched behind,
as if to see it
for the first time, as if to
check it out before
she committed to making the
turn. But she
always made the turn. It
wasn't fearful, just
a pause, a moment of
expectation. "Look"
she told herself, "I'm turning
a corner!" I loved
it. Whenever I saw her do it
I'd walk into my
next classroom with a little
bit of anticipation,
even under pretense, a little
expectation that
I might be surprised. Or I
might actually turn
a corner and actually do
something
for the first time. And I often
surprised
myself. I looked as if for the
first time, and
often saw something for the
first time. Or saw
somebody I'd seen a
thousand times as if
for the first time. I still love
her for it.
May the corner you turn next
be an opening,
an adventure. Look! You're
turning a corner!
May even a thing you've done
a thousand times
be the first time you've ever
done it, a surprise.
And if it is truly a new thing,
imagine Jesus
leaning out around the corner
on one leg, looking,
and looking back at you,
smiling, then disappearing
around the corner.
~Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
Reflection
Try looking at something as if for the first time, even though you have done it a thousand times. Use all your senses in this activity. What was it like for you? What did you notice about yourself or the situation?
In transition or making a difficult decision, try peeking around the corner and take the risk. What shimmers or opens up for you in a way you least expected? What surprised you?
Reflect on a moment when you turned the corner in your life and God accompanied you as you made that turn? What was God's reaction? As you begin something new, imagine God with you. How does God respond to you?
What corner might this speak to in your own life? How would it feel to risk turning the corner?
Music: You are Always with Me by IamSon
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