Life can and does sweep us into its cares and concerns: financial woes, relationship conflicts, work stress, dashed dreams, time demands. Those things do matter, but they often take on over-sized, grandiose importance. They loom over our daily lives and darken our perspectives, clouding our outlooks. That’s when a simple, straightforward viewpoint sheds light on what matters most.
I’m reminded of the evening my Dad died, and the day of the World Trade Center attacks. Those were days of shocking clarity, when all the irritations, troubles, and concerns of daily life evaporated into insignificance. On those staggering days, life was re-framed into what matters most.
1 Corinthians 13:12 (The Message) We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
Cindi Gale 
Well stated, Cindi. “Those were days of shocking clarity, when all the irritations, troubles, and concerns of daily life evaporated into insignificance.” Days of shocking clarity cause those concerns to be insignificant. How refreshing it is to converse with folks who continue living with that clarity, people who refuse to get mired in the daily trials…people who forge on through the fog choosing to only see the light.
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I worry that it might take tragedy to get my priorities right, and more tragedy to maintain it. You pointed out things we can do without requiring a crisis: REFUSE to get mired in the muck, and CHOOSE to see through the fog. That’s very helpful (and a relief!). Thank you!
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So true, Cindi! I often long for that clarity in my day to day life. Great post!
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