Sep 2013
i ponder with wonder the posture created
when tripping forward brings me to my knees
how it allows me to rise up, my body less scathed
so much more quickly reconciled
than when a fall sends me tumbling
to my left, right or backside
perhaps the message is…
*"fall forward, my child!"
when tripping forward brings me to my knees
how it allows me to rise up, my body less scathed
so much more quickly reconciled
than when a fall sends me tumbling
to my left, right or backside
perhaps the message is…
*"fall forward, my child!"
‘tis the season to be on a fall kick.
post script: the "falling forward" concept is not new to me; i shared this message with my own children when they were younger, and since with many of my peers. its just that recently it seems it has taken a whole new meaning. perhaps it is that as I look back I see the glaring contrast between those times when in falling my knees were the last place I found myself, as compared to those fewer instances when a posture on my knees brought me more quickly to my senses and to the gracious solutions offered by our benevolent Father. it is He who says to me in a soft gentle voice, "fall forward, my child... I will meet you there"
post script: the "falling forward" concept is not new to me; i shared this message with my own children when they were younger, and since with many of my peers. its just that recently it seems it has taken a whole new meaning. perhaps it is that as I look back I see the glaring contrast between those times when in falling my knees were the last place I found myself, as compared to those fewer instances when a posture on my knees brought me more quickly to my senses and to the gracious solutions offered by our benevolent Father. it is He who says to me in a soft gentle voice, "fall forward, my child... I will meet you there"
