Thursday, February 16, 2006

God Moments

Last weekend I went on our church's annual Women's Retreat. Last year I didn't go. I went to Texas. And that was the same thing....with less crying and more laughing. Probably same number of tears shed tho'.....

Anyway. This year's theme was "Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord". Perhaps you know the song....

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord.
Open the eyes of my heart.
I want to see you.
I want to see you.

We sing it in worship every now and again and we sang it during the retreat. Our facilitator, Karen Oliveto, helped us to be more aware of and become more aware of the "God Moments". Those moments, things, people... in which God is present. Be less busy...and "open the eyes of your heart" and see God....

Today (as you have already read) I was at work. After the Big Return there was a lull in client traffic. During these times sometimes I visit with my co-workers. Sometimes I read. Sometimes I knit. Today as I was sitting there doing NONE of those things... just looking out the window watching the car traffic go by.... I had a sudden thought.

So I took my cell phone and sent a text message. It was a sentiment my friends and I often say to each other because one of us has said something that needed to be said and 'that' one said it... But today.... it just came to me. And I said it to her.

As I was finishing my take out Chinese food, she called me. She wondered what it was that she had said and to whom had she said it. She had spent several hours trying to remember.... Nope. Just had the thought.....

It seems she was having a particularly trying day today.

And in my moment of unbusyness, God spoke to my heart.

Stop. Listen. Open the eyes of your heart.

I just need to remember that.....

1 comment:

Stacy said...

Huh. When I said it must've been a God thing, I had NO IDEA about the theme of your retreat. I love you too! But then, you knew that. :)