Selah – Pause and Think About It
As we move through the moments of our days, I wonder if we take time to stop at the burning bushes that blaze on the left and the right. Is life more of a blur, the red and yellow flames blending into the other fusion of colors surrounding us? After all, stopping is risky, and who has time to stare at a burning bush!
I wonder where the world would be today if Moses had not walked over to the bush to see what it was all about? No deliverance from Egypt for the children of Israel. In fact, no land of Israel at all. We’d live in a different world.
What does any of this have to do with Cathee and Fran and Thresholds and Passages? Everything! Our book is all about stopping, listening, hearing, and responding to the call that God extends to those who carve out time for Him. He scatters those flaming hedges round about us to light our way, to call us aside from the mundane and unimportant.
Moses said, "What's going on here? I can't believe this! Amazing! Why doesn't the bush burn up?" God saw that he had stopped to look. God called to him from out of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Yes? I'm right here!" God said, "Don't come any closer. Remove your sandals from your feet. You're standing on holy ground." Exodus 3:3-5
Why do we so often choose to walk on in darkness, stumbling along and hoping we can make it to the next junction? Why do we so often fail to see that everywhere we’re standing is holy ground?
As we move through the moments of our days, I wonder if we take time to stop at the burning bushes that blaze on the left and the right. Is life more of a blur, the red and yellow flames blending into the other fusion of colors surrounding us? After all, stopping is risky, and who has time to stare at a burning bush!
I wonder where the world would be today if Moses had not walked over to the bush to see what it was all about? No deliverance from Egypt for the children of Israel. In fact, no land of Israel at all. We’d live in a different world.
What does any of this have to do with Cathee and Fran and Thresholds and Passages? Everything! Our book is all about stopping, listening, hearing, and responding to the call that God extends to those who carve out time for Him. He scatters those flaming hedges round about us to light our way, to call us aside from the mundane and unimportant.
Moses said, "What's going on here? I can't believe this! Amazing! Why doesn't the bush burn up?" God saw that he had stopped to look. God called to him from out of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Yes? I'm right here!" God said, "Don't come any closer. Remove your sandals from your feet. You're standing on holy ground." Exodus 3:3-5
Why do we so often choose to walk on in darkness, stumbling along and hoping we can make it to the next junction? Why do we so often fail to see that everywhere we’re standing is holy ground?
Book Signing
Be sure and come to our book signing at Barnes & Noble on March 1 if you live in Naples. We'll be there 10 AM - 2 PM.
2008 NewsWe are quite happy to report that we’ve sold the first 500 copies of our book and are into our second book order. In the side column to the right, you’ll note our itinerary for the remainder of the spring season. At the end of April, my friend and partner will return to Wisconsin and her busy schedule with family and friends. I, on the other hand, will brace myself for sweltering heat, possibilities of new hurricanes, and a new writing project. Yes, I am whining. I’d rather be in cooler regions than Southwest Florida come June, but I am thankful for air conditioning and my own adventures with new burning bushes.
Thank you, everyone who has bought a book, given us great feedback, or written a review for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Books A Million (if you haven’t, would you please?). We would also like to request that some of you call the Collier County Library and ask if the book is in their stock – and if not, would they get a copy.
Keep your eyes open for those sudden glows by the side of the road. They’re fairly easy to miss and that would be such a loss to all of us.
