I'm doing a book review on the 20th of this month on Thrity Umrigar's book The World We Found. This is a highly complex book about three women who were friends years ago. One of them it dying. She lives in America. The other two live in Bombay, India. One of the Indian women is in a terrible marriage and she and her friend find a way to visit America and their dying friend.
It is an interesting a complex book. Ultimately, it is the story of how death enable someone to find new life.
All of this brings to mind the final days of Jesus' life and his last meal with his friends. He speaks of his death and how his death leads to new life.
Communion is a meal at which death is announced and death overcome is anticipated.
Umrigar's book brings to us the complex circumstance that happens when we realize that the only way to move to new life is to give up our old life. The only way to see the future in is to face it and work ourselves through it.
If we are on the cusp of great changes in our lives there is fear and joyful anticipation. We know things will never be the same but we are not concerned about how things will change.
If we are evolving as human beings we are going to need to die to who we have been.
Do you have a sense of that in your life; I do?
Have you ever had a sense that things are moving too fast and things are out of control?
How do you look at that change as something positive rather than something to fear?
If you have thoughts on this important subject write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to share your thoughts with the readers of this blog click on the 'comments' box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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