James 4:13-14 (NRSV)
13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing business and making money.” 14Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Have you ever made a five-year plan, or an even more audacious 10-year plan? It can be kind of fun to make these sorts of plans and dreams, but often we look back at the designated time and marvel at the twists and turns life has taken. I found myself putting events on my calendar well into 2012 the other day, thinking, “I wonder how my life will change between now and then?”
These words from James certainly speak truth – we don’t know what tomorrow will bring. And, while I protest a bit at the idea that I’m a mere mist appearing for a while and then disappearing, it is good that I am reminded to be a bit more present in the, well, present.
Enjoy *today.*
Peace,
Pastor Jenn
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