The Conduit

The world seems to be bound by these transcendent ideas and characteristics like love, peace, joy, mercy, etc. Watching a movie where a noble hero sacrifices his life to save someone strikes a cord with anyone regardless of socio-economic background. We are naturally wired to love and to desire to be loved, to participate in a movement of love. But we, my dear friends, cannot generate these powerful traits I've decided. I am not a generator but a conduit. I experience joy given to me by God then pass it on to another person. I experience love when God blesses another person with it and they pass it on to me. But I can't hold onto it, I'm not a storehouse. If I try to run on reserve I will find I am quickly on empty. So joy is found only in communion with God and with others. So is life. If you are grabbing at joy in life and trying your best to hold onto it, let go. It is not yours to grab. Life freely giving to the world and freely accepting that which is all around you. There you will find life.