Moving Reflection

When I looked out the window this afternoon, I was mesmerized by a constantly changing light pattern on the ceiling of the patio.  Circular in shape, this Kaleidoscope of movement provided a pleasant reprieve from the chaos around.  Thoughts of God's view of us and the call he has on our lives to live through him began flooding through my mind and heart.

"...We constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, 

and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness

 and your every deed prompted by faith.  We pray this so that the name of our  

 Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace

 of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.^"  (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 NIV)

I chuckled to myself as I thought about the sun painting on the ceiling:  beautiful, waves dancing, always making new patterns.  The irony was that I had mentally noted the container on the table the evening before.  Murky waters would be a good description of the H2O found in the recycled rubber, dog water bowl.  When the sun cast down its warmth upon this vessel, the reflection now cast upward had turned into something quite beautiful.  Always changing and pleasant, I wanted to wait and continue to see what the sun and wind would present.

Will we take the lid off our vessel and allow the sun to shine into our stagnant pool?  Close your eyes and think of what light-painting could possibly be cast above your head.  What is heaven saying about you today?  The splendid truth is no comparison to what we have come to believe and know about ourselves.  Dream today.  See the dancing waters and delight in them.