These Boots

Each day presents new opportunities for prayer and reflection. Each person moves through life in unique ways with unique insights and perspectives. There is often a desire to simplify life, to simplify our description of our place in the world. It is often easier to hide behind a generality than to uncover and to share the truth of what we are really thinking, really feeling.

And so with hope and the occasional grammatical and/or spelling error, I return to the world of words, thought, contemplated, typed, reviewed, deleted. Such an amazing process is writing and living life.

It all begins with what we see, what we imagine, what we perceive.

If our aim is goodness, then each thought, each word, each action must lead us to our goal. Our direction, our path must always be consistent. It is not enough to talk love if our deeds do not support it.

If our aim is righteousness, then each moment of our lives must be filled with forgiveness and love. Our goal is a sense of understanding, a sense of purpose, a sense of being. Being righteous is hard and filled with many earthly obstacles and temptations. Being righteous is about being accepting, compassionate, open to hope, open to mercy, open to charity.