Scrooge was very much dismayed to hear the
spectre going on at this rate, and began to quake
exceedingly.
`Hear me!' cried the Ghost. `My time is nearly
gone.’”
“‘At this time of the rolling year…'”
I love that phrase. It reminds us all about the certainty of time passing. Most of us need that reminder, as, so often, we get caught up in the busyness of our lives, neglecting to stop and take note of present opportunities to do good deeds.
We may have 1001 excuses for not getting/staying connected, helping others or working on our relationship with The Most High Himself. Nevertheless, each of us are equipped with the ability to do those things.
“Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, whenever you turn to the right hand, and whenever turn to the left.’”
Isaiah 30:21
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go: I will guide you with My eye.”
Psalm 32:8
It’s not about trotting out or imperfection as an excuse; Our Father already knows that reality, anyway.
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of The Most High.”
Romans 3:23
It is, rather, about making the decision to love and commit to what we CAN do, not what we can’t do. And yes, we all can do something.
“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.”
Proverbs 3:27-28
So, while we’re each doing our own individual self-reflection, let’s also examine what we can do for others, how we can connect and reflect Elohim’s loving inclusion, not exclusion.
