My older son, Liam, turns 21 in a few days. Such milestones focus our attention on the temporal nature of our lives, and the brevity of our time on earth.

There are creatures like small flies that live only days, and others like turtles and clams that can live well over a hundred years. Human beings fall somewhere in between.

I think what we sometimes miss is that no matter how old we are, we actually live moment to moment. We remember a version of the past and we anticipate events in the future, but the only thing we really know is the moment we are in.

Pay attention to the meaning in that moment, in every moment as it happens. This is where we really live.

in wisdom and grace,
Rev. Ruth