Contemplating the Miracle of Becoming
Who looks back at you from the mirror? What are you becoming as the days and weeks roll by? I've been listening to some CDs of late, and there is a theme in the discussion about our need to focus attention on what we're becoming, rather than what we're getting out of life. It is a massive paradigm change for most of us. Think of it: what am I getting out of this relationship? Friendship? Job? Church? The list could go on and on, and I think we've become so accustomed to the thought pattern, we can't even hear what we're missing. Change the paradigm with me for a moment, and imagine a new you; and ask this: What am I becoming in this relationship? What am I becoming as a result of this friendship? What am I becoming through the experiences, lessons learned, failures and successes that I've encountered in this job? What am I becoming when I come to church and worship? One of the most valuable and liberating fruits of t