Silversword at the top of Haleakala, Maui
So, God, what is the idea hidden inside this photo of a Silversword?
I found it in my photos last night and as soon as I saw it I WANTED to put it in my prayer. But, Why?
I remember when I saw my first Silversword — I thought THIS PLANT IS PART ANIMAL! I could “see” it — when the moon was full — pulling up its roots and dancing! Just being near it gave me an awareness of OTHERNESS.
Yes, there is a lot more OTHERNESS in the Universe than we want to acknowledge. I met the Silverswords when I was hiking into Haleakala — and as I hiked I thought: ALL OF THIS IS SO FRESH FROM THE HAND OF GOD. And, God, as the volcano is quite new, geologically speaking, I suppose that was actually true.
And that brings me to my point — I want to BE – to BECOME – FRESH FROM YOUR HAND. But, am I willing to pull up my roots and dance? Or is it as Madeleine L’Engle said in A Wind in the Door — a matter of PUTTING DOWN ROOTS — AND DEEPENING? I live in NOW and while I have come OUT of THEN — what is key is what I am looking TOWARD. In his book The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein says, that the car goes where the eyes go. Such a simple truth — said about car racing (of all things!) — but so TRUE! So, God, today let me look for YOU.
Let me see You in everyone I am with and in all the twists and turns and challenges of this particular NOW.
Story teller,
A Moment with God 
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