Life is full of wonder and mystery. There is magic in every moment. There is a thrill always waiting just around the bend. I do not recall being asked if I wanted to be born and yet here I am. I had no say in the cast of characters who would come into my life and yet I have been blessed with people who have brought me joys as well as pain; who have brought me to the heights of ecstasy and achievements as well as to the depths of sadness and depression; who have been with me in good times and in bad. For the most part, I did not choose the scenes and the roles I have been a part of and have played. And yet there has always been a certain Loving Presence that assured me it is good for me to be here; there was always an invisible Guiding Hand that always led me to the right place and to the right people at the right moments. I might not have always said the right thing at the right moments to the right persons. But even in my mistakes and miscalls, something good or beautiful or true eventually comes out.
I did not come nor arrive here on my own. I have been sent. I have been brought here. I have never seen the Loving Presence who sent or brought me here. I just see and feel signs of that Presence everywhere and everyday. I have never seen the Guiding Hand that leads me. I just see and feel myself being nudged towards what is good, being inspired by what is beautiful and being guided by what is the truth. Even now I sometimes catch a glimpse of what is in store for me. If the past and the present are any indications, the future is the best that is yet to come.
Glory and praise to God for ever!
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him,
‘If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples;
and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.’
Jesus said to them, ‘If God were your Father, you would love me,
for I came from God and now I am here.
I did not come on my own, but he sent me.’
John 8:31-32, 42