" "When your world touches God’s world , the result is a holy moment…..It might occur in a Cathedral or a subway, by a burning bush or a feed trough. When and where does not matter. What matters is that the holy moments occur. Daily. And I’d like to talk to you about the holiest of those moments – I’d like to talk to you about the holiest moment in your life…..
It happens any morning right after you wake. Right there in your house. .. Let me re create the scene: the alarm rings. …. You’ve already hit the sleeper button three times.
The hour has come. Daybreak has broken. So with a groan and a grunt you throw back the covers. You sit on the side of the bed and stare at the back of your eyelids… you prise them open with your palms.. you stand and with the grace of a pregnant elephant you move toward the bathroom.
You are approaching the sacred hour. You may not realise it but you have just stepped on to the holy tile.
Look into the mirror. Behold the holy one. Don’t turn away, the image of perfection is looking right back at you. You observe your hair, pyjamas wrinkled, dried out lips, pudgy eyes, breath that could stain the wall …..
Anything but holy. You say give me an hour and I’ll look holy. Give me some coffee. Give me some make up, a toothbrush and hair brush, perfume etc… Then take me into the holy of holies, then I will make heaven smile..
You see. What makes the morning moment so holy is it’s honesty.”
Lucado is suggesting the holy moment/ experience represents honesty.
So I begin to take that thought a step further and call the moment Holiness: Holiness is honesty with God. Honesty with ourselves. Honesty with others. Honesty in our ministry. Honesty in our relationships. Honesty in our worship.
A daily behaviour assessment could be in the making here. To look back at the experiences of the day and record all the honest words, actions, business deals, time with God, motivation, personal agendas. Honest holy living?
