1 thessalonians 5:16-18
it's been a busy/tough past 2 weeks,
at least 4 days of which were spent sprawled on the couch in pain from a toothache.
but there was still joy in the pain, and passion to be celebrated.
the thing i'm learning this month about passion is that it comes from unexpected places & at unexpected times.
passion doesn't like to be predictable or controlled.
and it doesn't like to be ignored.
ignoring & not appreciating it causes it to go in search of another.
that was why the verses at the start of this entry appealed to me.
they're an invitation to gratitude even when things seems off/odd/wrong.
i'm coming to recognize that it's when things are o/o/w that passion is a breath away.
that unpredictable, uncontrollable creativity is being dislodged.
today, i'm appreciative of the interruption that breaks my routine,
the uncomfortable challenge that introduces me to new people,
the rote homework assignment that goes tangential into a new area of discovery.
today, i am praying to be perpetually, sincerely thankful.
