And so begins September in Michigan in 2010. Just as anticipated, the sun is shining, the wind is light, the air is crisp. This is the month that makes the long Michigan winter bearable. It is the month of comfort.
Comfort is a luxury so many look to achieve. The comfort of good weather. The comfort of good food. The comfort of good people. Our search for comfort far too often leads us to very uncomfortable lives. We find ourselves working to achieve luxury and instead of working to achieve comfort.
A quest for a comfortable house turns to unaffordable mortgages and taxes.
A quest for comfortable meals turns to oversized portions and excess fat and sugar.
A quest for comfortable cloths turns to overflowing closets and large credit card bills.
When we find ourselves questing for comfort, we are no longer comfortable with our lives. Questing results in working too hard to achieve that which is right before us. Comfort does not require force, it requires peace. Comfort does not require exertion, it requires action. Comfort does not require proclamations, it requires conversation.
When you are feeling uncomfortable, stop and look around your life. Take a good look at the people you see. Take a good look at the things that surround them. Are you or they lacking in peace, action or conversation? What can you do to initiate these critical ingredients to a comfortable life?
Take one step. Take one step at a time. Take one step at a time and then stop. When you stop, ask yourself, "What comforts can I find right here, right now?" When you stop, ask yourself, "What comforts can I bring to those with me right here, right now?" When you find your answer, take one step. Take one set at a time. Continue on this path and comfort will makes itself available to you. Once this happens, snuggle up and enjoy its warmth.
September in Michigan. My most favorite month of the year.
Blessed Be!
Rev. Kelly
Sunday September 5, 2010
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