The seismic shift of the recent earthquake in Japan was so powerful that the earth’s axis was slightly altered. Such a physical shock and emotional toll has shifted sensibility, as well, in millions of lives, and, hopefully a positive shift in the global reach toward wholeness. As I write, we do not yet know the full extent of the damage, nor the outcome of the nuclear power plants.
I feel humbled by the earth; this living organism that sustains us. I feel unnerved by the unpredictable rhythm of transformation and the randomness of our life-times. It is all one – life and death. It is all a part of the system of being we find ourselves in. It’s all fragile and awe-inspiring, exhilarating and heart-breaking. Life can change irrevocably in an instant. Sometimes that is a welcomed liberation. Sometimes it begins a journey of grieving.
In all of this, though, in our lack of ultimate control, we have within a steady ground of being. We have a deep, unbroken connection with life everlasting, the eternity that changes form but not essence. This eternity, this being that flows through life and death, devastation and rebuilding, transformation and creation, is the life heralded by Spring. It is the life known through Easter tide and Passover celebration. It is the life that transcends death, it is the worthiness of this endeavor of being.
May we celebrate our days, love our connections, heal our brokenness and embrace our lives in their fullness.
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