Moments

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12 NIV)

When I was a child, I was always rushing days... I couldn't wait for Christmas; I couldn't wait for my birthday (another year older, yay!); I couldn't wait for that family trip to the amusement park.  I couldn't wait to grow up.

When I grew up (all to quickly in hindsight) I was still wishing away my days.  Days would blurr into each other as I worked in jobs I either totally disliked or simply tolerated and I would wish my life away, weekend to weekend, vacation to vacation.

Now that I am fifty-something and Christmases and birthdays come at me with tremendous speed and I have a job that I love, the days and weeks and years just fly by and I wish I could slow them down and really enjoy the heart and soul out of each and every day.

More than that... I wish I could go back... hmmm... maybe just AFTER the awkward teen years (who wants to relive that??) and slow the days down and enjoy them for what they were.  Maybe those jobs wouldn't have been so bad if I would have tried harder to enjoy the relationships or the life lessons or just the moments.  Maybe the weekends and vacations wouldn't have been over so quickly if I would have spent less time dreading their end and more time being in the moment.

Moments.  We need to enjoy the heck out of each one of them and make the most out of them.  I'm not saying we need to be doing something productive each and every minute.  Why, we can even enjoy a good night's sleep.  We can enjoy sitting and reading a good book.  We can even enjoy the guilty pleasure of a terrible reality show if that's your thing!  The point is... be there.  Whether you are alone or with a loved one or even among strangers, just be there and make it your moment to experience or learn or just enjoy.

God of Time and Space,
Help us to enjoy to precious moments of our lives.  Help us to squeeze every last drop out of each moment, each experience, each relationship.  Help us to live whatever time we have left to the fullest.  Amen.