My agreement with myself concerning photography is this: If I can get one or two good shots out of fifty taken, then it has been a good day. Thank heavens for digital photography. The rule wouldn’t work with the old print process. And, a good picture is one that is, among other things, sharp, crisp in detail. Unless your intention is to produce a blurry picture, then blurry is not welcome.
And then along comes a photo like the one above. When I first saw it, I thought trash bin. Not very good. Then I looked again…and again until I finally saw something special in the soft blending, which is to say, in the blurry. The flowers, the lovely hummingbird in motion, the color and texture of the wall; I like it. It’s a keeper.
Moral of the story: Not everything has to be perfect. You would think that by his time in my life, (yours, too?) I would have figured that out. How about you? I think about that man named Jesus and how he took people where they were, accepted, welcomed, didn’t demand perfection before he would associate with them. He seemed to care for everyone, and, even better, Jesus said this same welcoming love for everyone is the very nature of God. A divided, hostile, imperfect 21st Century needs to hear the message everyday.
Maybe today, “blurry” will happen in your comings and goings. Maybe you will encounter someone who is different from your own personal standards. Two suggestions: First, go slowly and thoughtfully before you write them off, second: look for the good, not just the “bad”, and third: look in the mirror. I know, that’s three. Life’s a little blurry, isn’t it.
With Christ in you, through you, and with you, press on.
Shining Spirit 
I understand blurry – my eyesight, hearing, sense of smell and taste are all somewhat that way. But with Christ with me, I press on as i pray for our imperfect 21st century.