2.5 Minutes

For 2.5 minutes tomorrow, I pray that we can forget our rage, fear, and hate. I pray that worldly chaos will fall behind it's own shadow while we observe a miracle of the universe that we live in. I pray that the light that emerges after this 2.5 minutes of darkness will bring the perspective of the unfathomable reaches of creation, and the light of what a blessing it is to be a part of this magnificent creation. Sure, we'll go back to our sufferings, complaints, and protests. That's human nature, and it's impossible to overcome without Divine intervention while we live in this world. But for at least 2.5 minutes, I pray that we can overcome it to realize that we are a part of something much bigger than we can imagine, and that love and kindness will reach across that picture a lot more than the selfish fear that we so often see on the ground around us. For 2.5 minutes, we'll look up, not down or around - and perhaps we should take that as a lesson on how to live from here through eternity.

Happy viewing, folks, and have a great week.