Glimmer or God?
I’ve been hearing about ‘glimmers’ on social media lately. I’ve seen a few memes. And while I liked the thought of a glimmer as opposed to a trigger, I wasn’t happy with the advice to look for the glimmer.
You see, to me, a glimmer is not about looking for something good, but it is God breaking through, reaching out to offer us hope, grace, a bit of pat on the back that says, “I’ ‘m here for ya!” from the Lord.
Finding and Seeing God
What the world and pop culture call glimmers, I say, they are from God. God loves us so much that he does reach out to us. But we ran around in a noisy, fast-paced world where we don’t pause often enough to say thanks for the good things that come our way.
- No red lights on the way to work.
- Your favorite song on the radio.
- A call from a friend.
- What’s on your list?
This notion of looking for God each day comes from St. Ignatius of Loyola. I may have mentioned him a time or two before. This week, our Not Lukewarm challenge is to answer the question, “Where did I see God today?”, every night.
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