Jeff's Journal

The spring day is full of contrasts.

   Early today, the sky was dark,

      warning of impending rain.

   The rains came, the wind blew.

     Now the clouds race by,

         patches of blue

            showing through.

   A ray of sunshine piercing the gray,

      warming my window sill,

      illuminating my computer desk.

 

Looking out my window, I see

   the spire and cross of Anunciation Catholic Church

   framed by seventy foot trees in our church yard.

Moving cars signal people about their business,

   traveling down High and turning from Secretariat Way

   onto U.S. 68.

There is the rhythm and pulse to life in a small town.

   Today, a baby is born and in contrast

      a family gathers at the funeral home.

   This afternoon, they kneel in stables on horse farms

      coaxing foals to brand new life.

   Folks gather round tables, breaking bread

      laughing, speaking from the heart,

      and sometimes praying together.

Life ebbs and flows, moving relentlessly

   forward, never backward.

May you discover the pure joy

   of the ebb and flow,

   the rhythm of life

   sung to the tune

   of a Savior's love.

Moving to the deeper places,

Jeff