January 09th, 2025

I watched our five-year-old grandson, full of the spirit of life, casting stones in the river. With each stone he would raise both his arms, give a little jump and say, “I hope this one is aerodynamic. Let’s see what it does.” He then tosses his rock into midstream, watching and screeching with delight as the ripples concentrically move. He repeats the ritual at least twenty times, then looks to me, satisfied and says, “Did you see that, grandma? Did you see how aerodynamic that was?”
It is what we hope for in life; to be aerodynamic. Well, at least we hope to have the qualities that allow us to easily fly through life, with minimal friction and create a few ripples of the good and meaningful kind.
When we witness ripples, it confirms our plop in the pond results in something more impactful than a stone simply sinking to the bottom. It is a relief and a joy when our life is “Aerodynamic”!
The quest of our lives is to find the treasure of knowing we have made a difference. We have extended, even by “coincidental” encounters, a unique series of waves that could be not initiated by anyone else. A “coincidence” that could not be orchestrated by anyone else but God. Einstein defined “coincidence” as God’s way of staying anonymous”. There is no such thing as coincidence. God always has the glory.
Our lives were designed to create ripples for a greater good, a greater God. We are, by design, searching to affirm purpose. Today, is when we need to know what we had in front of us to do (and did), continued bubbling out in significance. A reward waiting after this life is too remote; a crown we won’t wear anyway. When we are a memorial, we will not care. A living legacy is to plunk in the water now for God’s glory.
I meditate on how to be the visible manifestation of God’s character; the Living Water, moving, sustaining, creating, embracing.