I Am the Creator of the Good
By Caleb Wilde
"...When we think about the inevitable, how do we lift our
heads? How do we not just close our eyes
and ask for the mercy of eternal sleep?
You will die...I will die...
Maybe painful. Maybe
today, robbing me of watching my son grow.
Or maybe I die old, the last of my family, alone. Or, maybe I will see my son die, unable to
stop an inevitability that is stronger than I.
And yet, I’m reminded, as I sit paralyzed that although from
dirt I was made, I am no longer.
“Stand up, child of God, so I can speak to you. Stand up.
You were made in my image, you will create. You will create what is good. Stand up, so I can speak to you.”
So I stand. I will
not be paralyzed by what I cannot change, I will learn to smile. I will be vulnerable. I will stop and look at the stars, the
flowers, the beauty of the snow, the fading transience of a passing
sunset. I will always have time to talk
to you, to stop and help you and to be your friend. Each day will be my masterpiece; each day, as
I lay down my head to rest, I will see that it was good.
I will be the creator of the good. I will be like God. I will speak it into existence."
About the author
Caleb Wilde
I'm
a sixth generation funeral director. I have a grad degree in Missional
Theology. And I like to read and write. Connect with my writing and book plans
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