Awesome Within

The Mystery within...

I know everyday experiences hold the potential to reveal the Mystery within us, the Mystery within everything--the Divine.  This past week the gift of a fifty-degree February sunny day, in a Wisconsin winter, sparked such a connection for me as my yellow lab, Oliver, and I encountered a stranger on our walk to a snowy wood.  Our brief greeting as we passed one another on the footbridge spanning the river held a hint of the Divine in our mutual praise for the glorious day.   

Awesome was also present this past week in the words and gentle singing of a Sally DeFord hymn titled "Write Thy Name Upon my Heart" sung at a monthly ecumenical service I attend.  DeFord's lyrics gently led us to our transformational goals.

"Write thy name upon my heart, Jesus savior of mankind.

Teach me charity unfailing.  Teach me compassion, Lord like thine.

Endow my soul with loving kindness.  Make me even as thou art.

Engrave thine image in my countenance.  Write thy name upon my heart.

When battles rage, when storms arise, make me a messenger of peace.

Teach me tolerance and meekness, and faith to bid the tempest cease.

Endow my soul with loving kindness. Make me even as thou art.

Engrave thine image in my countenance.  Write thy name upon my heart.

Grant me strength to serve thee well, light my spirit with thy grace. 

'Til all my works reflect thy goodness, 'Til all my labors sing thy praise.

Endow my soul with loving kindness; make me even as thou art. 

Engrave thine image in my countenance.  Write thy name upon my heart."        

What if we opened to our Awesomeness within and trust we will be guided by our everyday experiences?