An Invitation
Katie Harmon-McLaughlin of Walnut Creek, CA, USA
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. The one who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and has human approval. Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. -Romans 14:17-19
An invitation
For you
Today
Right here
Right now
In the middle of everything
In these details
Of this moment
Of this life
Nothing more required
Just this simple noticing
Wherever you are
Just a heart opening
Not even sure exactly why
Or to what
Just this sweet unexpected grace
Offered to you
As whatever you most need it to be
Peace
Belonging
Disruption
Hope
Right now
The invitation
Is for you
For right now
You don’t have to go somewhere else
Or be someone else
To receive it
It is in this person
This task
This conversation
This silent awe
What could be more important than this?
There will be other invitations to come
But this one expires
As soon as the moment
Has passed
Each moment arriving
Holding in its open palm
Another invitation
For you
For another
Right-here-right-now
Glimpse
Into the heart of the holy
That is right before you
Right within you
In the middle of everything
Wherever you are
Prayer Phrase
“Attention is the beginning of devotion” (Mary Oliver).
Spiritual Practice
Holy Attention
Spend a few moments paying attention, wherever you are. Notice your surroundings. What draws your focus? Look more closely at detail and color. Notice what pulls or prods within you. How is the God-in-all-things speaking to you through what you see and feel right here, right now?
Today’s Prayer for Peace
Engage in a daily practice of praying for peace in our world. Click here to read today’s prayer and be part of this practice of peace.
