ALL THINGS GOOD IS ENOUGH FOR ME

There is a maturing going on deep inside of me that is amazing me for some reason.  I guess I felt kind of grown up a long time ago.  But this feels different, more true and centered.

Appreciation of the old and the ancient are not something I grew up to honor.  I think this is where those who live and are rooted in ancient lands have an advantage over us in the country.  The sense of history, the lessons learned from the ruins and remains of civilizations gone by, all speak to the truth that nothing is new under the sun.

I live in a culture that is in constant need to make things bigger and better and it leaves me constantly unsettled and frustrated at always having to learn the new, most updated change in everything.  There is no rest in that.  How better can one get things to work even when they are working perfectly now, and why do we feel that need?  Progress can be an evil slave driver.  Technology can be an evil slave driver that we serve rather than having it serve us.

Maybe it’s because I am getting older, but I like the old ways.  They seem more peaceful and secure.  It’s the things that remain unchanged and withstand the need for human intervention and invention that I find a soul comfort in.  Nature speaks to me in that way; the handicraft of God.  God is never in a hurry and is not constantly recreating and improving things.  He is content with what is, as created, and sees it is all good as is.  I always smile when I remember a conversation I had with a woman in Boonsboro, Md. after calling her to see if the company could come out and do some tree service for her.  She replied, “Honey, these trees were here long before I came and they will be here long after I go; and they are doing just fine.”

God created everything, including me as I am, and he declared all things “good”.  That’s enough for me.