Buried or Planted?

I had an idea that I wanted to write about this morning. It was as good idea. It went something like this: when hard times come and you feel like you have been buried by circumstances, maybe you’ve been planted by God. And I remembered the biblical character who faced some major decisions, some very challenging, even frightening. She wrestled with the confusion and uncertainty until a wise friend told her: perhaps you are here “for such as time as this.” Maybe this is the calling of your life. See it not as an obstacle, but as an opportunity.

As I was letting that thought take root, I picked up a book titled “The Little Book of Love Letters To The World.” When I opened it at random, I found this: “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place, you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.” There is was again! “…for such a time as this.”
Maybe I’m supposed to think about that today. Maybe?

So, I invite you to join me as I walk through this day on the side of opportunity rather than obstacle. I believe that sometime(s) today challenge will come and I will think “for such a time as this.” Maybe the point of this particular day is to speak, do, or be kindness or forgiveness or hope for someone. Let’s look challenge in the face today and extend the hand of creative compassion. In the shadow of Christ, you and I are never buried; we are planted.
“…for such as time as this.”