You, O Lord, are in the midst of us

Thinking about the posts I've written so far, it has struck me that lots of them have been about 'little things' - cups of tea, letters from friends or family, photos of flowers or familiar things.

The 'little things' really aren't that little at all.

The things we minimise are often the things most important to us.

Suddenly having to sit back and take notice of all the changes that are happening - all the things that are no longer possible; all the things that we are now focusing on as being truly important - has made me realise afresh how special they are (or were).

I think it's so easy to take things for granted, and not realise their importance.
In the same way, I think it's very easy to only feel (or even look for) God when going to church, or sitting down to pray, instead of walking with God through everything in life.
One way of finding God in the everyday is to follow the Ignatian spiritual practice of the Examen, which is a way of purposefully looking back on where God can be seen in the day gone by.
Here's one brief guide: The Examen steps


♫ It's definitely time for this music today, I think (the photo of the day will show why!)
If ye love me - Thomas Tallis