Morning Light, photo by John Gibson
I temporarily forgot it was Saturday, Celebration Saturday. I was only thinking about the break. Whew! Here it is, two weeks off! I scheduled a facial this morning using a gift card my husband gave me for my birthday in August. I am Celebrating me today!
Celebrate imperfection and embrace holiness: Bishop Jake’s message touched me this morning. He always has some wonderful wisdom to offer. Today he tells us that we are not called to be perfect. We are born imperfect, and we will always be that way. This week my daughter, Martha, is home from Chicago. Celebrating her! She went to the eye doctor for the first time in probably more than 10 years. (Pass the guilt knife over.) She discovered not only that she is far-sighted like her mother, she also has a congenital defect in her optic nerve. The defect, Thank God, is harmless. Her amazing blue eyes are not perfect, but they are still lovely.
I spend a lot of time trying to be perfect. I would guess many of us do. It was refreshing to hear that I am not perfect and never will be. However, I am holy. This comes with a huge responsibility. To fully be holy, I need to accept others with open arms. I need to connect daily. I need to love fully. For more inspiration, read Pelican Anglican.
God did not make us to be perfect. He made us to be holy, to live into his image. God is love, and so love is the point of human life. And just in case you haven’t noticed, love is messy. God didn’t come to clean up the mess. He came to make it holy. To make it the holy mess he had in mind in the first place.
–Bishop Jake Owensby
Celebrating connections: I posted a full moon photo on Wednesday. My father posted one too, from his home in Mississippi. I wrote a haiku and have placed it over his photo to create a haiga. I learned about haiga from my Poetry Friday friend, Diane Mayr. She posted window haiga this week. Mine is a moon haiga.
Photo by John Gibson. Haiku by Margaret Simon, all rights reserved.
Reflections on the Teche 
During a break it’s so easy to forget about the days of the week. It kind of feels good. Enjoy your break.
Your point on celebrating imperfection was for me today. As I am rushing to get everything ready for the visitors, I can remember that I don’t have to be perfect! Loving my visitors and spending time with loved ones, isn’t that what this time is all about. Blessings to you as you celebrate you today!
Loved this post! Thoughts of imperfections, holiness, and full moons. Beautiful!
Love the idea of holy messes! I wrote, this morning, about our less than perfect tree and Bishop Owensby’s quote captures how I am feeling right now exactly. Thanks so much!
Enjoy your break and enjoy your explorations with haiga!
Your haiku is beautiful Margaret! Love the idea of celebrating holiness especially with Christmas just days away now…perfect celebration!
Good for you to celebrate “you!” It seems like this time of year, women tend to forget that. Beautiful poem too. Thanks you for sharing it! Have a Merry Christmas!
I LOVE the “holy mess” quote — I thought my life was just a mess right now…I’d rather think of it as a HOLY mess!!
And I love all the light in your post — the morning light, the full moon and reflection like an upside down exclamation point. Amen!