Simple Activity

During the service on April 6 entitled, “Surprised by Joy”, we were asked to think about the things that bring us joy.

In that simple activity I found myself doodling about those small moments over the last week where I found myself smiling or breathing a bit easier. 

I noticed what others brought up to the chalice table and smiled over bits and bobs of meaning the beloved community chose to share. 

I doodled a pair of goggles and thought about how much joy I get in the pool propelling  myself from one end to the other over and over again listening to those songs I have picked out specifically for how they speak to me. The first 30 minutes feel like a marathon, the second 30 feel better but still uphill even though the lane and the water and the motion is the same. The cooldown though.. Is everything. 

I doodled music notes and stems and key signatures and thought about how I feel singing with our own covenant choir.  I thought about  rocking the grands while singing all of those simple rhymes and melodies hoping that they will remember their Noni and how she sang to them and with them one day when they no longer fit in the crook of my arms or get too big for Noni’s lap. 

I doodled a tree and a path around it thinking about the walks I take and the books on tape that have healed me and helped me finish so many journeys I didn’t think I would ever see the end of. 

I gave note to other moments that will remain held in the quiet sanctuary of my heart – but ALL of which brought me joy. 

Blessed Be

~ Lydia Patrick