Chapter 23 of Hope: A User's Manual - My son and I saw this car that was clearly newer than that 1974 Dodge from the movie but still it was an old police car. We snickered about it for a block until I asked, “Do you think we should turn around to get a photo with the car?” As we passed the second block, my son said, “I think so” and then a left turn was made, a turn-around in a random driveway and then back to get this photo. Why? No other reason than it was funny and we could send it to the rest of the family with the line, “So, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?”
I originally wrote this post about a month ago and goodness did I need the reminder of it this morning. There's nothing wrong with seeking to find places of joy and laughter in the midst of the stresses that our world is bringing right now. So now, maybe more than ever, find that place to splash in the water, find the next Bluesmobile, or some other way to let hope enter your body through joy.
One thing that stirs for me as I write this today is going back to a baptism we did for a 1 yr old boy named Mateo a few Sundays ago. After I did the actual baptism and was sharing the blessing prayer for him, the little dude just kept reaching back down to the water and wanting to just splash his chubby hands in the water. I'd lean him over to splash and then bring him back up to continue the prayer and then he's reach back down towards the water. And we did that pretty much after every line of the blessing. He continued his joy filled baptism by clapping and laughing as the congregation clapped. It was beautiful, joy-full, and hope-full.
In catching up on both the book and these posts, I am writing this in mid-August, the week in which Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate. I've seen so many people post about how they fill hope for the election and our country again and they credit the joy of this campaign with that feeling. Harris herself has talked about joy on the campaign trail. That is what I thought of as I a read this chapter.
So true always find joy wherever you can, for g d sakes have fun & good around while your at it too. Enjoyed this piece, thank you. Don't we all need our spirits lifted these days. 💞
I originally wrote this post about a month ago and goodness did I need the reminder of it this morning. There's nothing wrong with seeking to find places of joy and laughter in the midst of the stresses that our world is bringing right now. So now, maybe more than ever, find that place to splash in the water, find the next Bluesmobile, or some other way to let hope enter your body through joy.
One thing that stirs for me as I write this today is going back to a baptism we did for a 1 yr old boy named Mateo a few Sundays ago. After I did the actual baptism and was sharing the blessing prayer for him, the little dude just kept reaching back down to the water and wanting to just splash his chubby hands in the water. I'd lean him over to splash and then bring him back up to continue the prayer and then he's reach back down towards the water. And we did that pretty much after every line of the blessing. He continued his joy filled baptism by clapping and laughing as the congregation clapped. It was beautiful, joy-full, and hope-full.
In catching up on both the book and these posts, I am writing this in mid-August, the week in which Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate. I've seen so many people post about how they fill hope for the election and our country again and they credit the joy of this campaign with that feeling. Harris herself has talked about joy on the campaign trail. That is what I thought of as I a read this chapter.
Joy is beautifully contagious, isn't it? So hope can be as well!
So true always find joy wherever you can, for g d sakes have fun & good around while your at it too. Enjoyed this piece, thank you. Don't we all need our spirits lifted these days. 💞
Good around, dang auto
Goof around, auto's goofing around with me today. Maybe that's a g d wink it does seem to fit with the theme of your piece. 😂
Divine autocorrect...
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