There are two quotes from Thrity Umrigar's book, The World We Found that will direct the sermon Sunday. The book is the Fort Collins "read" and the subject of a book review I will be doing on June 20th.
She hesitated. "I--I don't know." She looked around the room, trying to find the right words. "I don't know if the world we dreamed of is an illusion, a 'children's palace,' as Laleh's father used to call it." She looked at Diane sharply as a thought hit her. "But I do know this--that my desire for that world was true. It was the truest thing I've ever felt, as true as my love for you. -- And I'd like to believe that that means something. You know?"
And then the other quotation:
"This. Life. This meeting and parting. This winning and losing. Here I was this morning, barely able to get out of bed. Didn't have any reason to, you know? And this afternoon, I force myself to leave the house, to buy food for dinner tonight. It seemed like just another ordinary day. The kind that kills you by not killing you. Know what I mean? And then, the two of you walk into my life. Just like that. No warning, nothing. And I feel like someone has peeled off twenty-five years of deadness and make me alive again. But then, it's life, right?"
What is life but what we wish it could be and what it becomes when we are present to the people we love?
Friendship can turn our lives around? Friendship can make us realize that an ordinary day is not ordinary.
How have you experienced this? Are you experiencing it now?
If you have thoughts on this 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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