Monday 2/18/2013 6:38 AM
Today I read a quote by Phillips Brooks that resonated with
me. “The (greatest) danger (in life) is
that we may fail to perceive life’s greatest meaning, fall short of its highest
good, miss its deepest and most abiding happiness, be unable to render the most
needed service, be unconscious of life ablaze with the light of the Presence of
God–and be content to have it so– that is the danger. That some day we may wake up and find that
always we have been busy with the husks and trappings of life–and have really
missed life itself. For life without
God, to one who has known the richness and joy of life with him, is
unthinkable, impossible. That is what
one prays one’s friends may be spared–satisfaction with a life that falls short
of the best, that has in it no tingle and thrill which comes from a friendship
with the Father.”
Jesus said he wanted his disciples experience life to the
full. I want to experience the life that
is truly life, not the husks and trappings to which Brooks refers and to which
I too often aspire. I also want this for
my family, friends, students and acquaintances.
Unfortunately it seems that whenever I attempt to share my feelings with
others I am perceived as “holier than thou” or as someone who is trying to cram
their own views and beliefs about God down others’ throats. I don’t want to settle for second best nor do
I want that for those I love. I need to
pray that I will not settle for a life without tingle and thrill and pray the
same for those I love.
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