Acceleration

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…like a wedge

inserted into knowledge and understanding

compelling a decision,

an action,

a directional movement.

Change cramps lifestyle;

causes discomfort,

at times is awkward or difficult,

even painful.

When thinking becomes cyclical,

when analysis begins to atrophy,

when decisiveness develops bed sores,

…when God’s Holy Spirit whispers, “Come”,

the first step is the hardest.

As my children study physical science,

their vocabulary list includes….

Acceleration:  The time rate of change of an object’s velocity.

Acceleration is a vector quantity,

meaning it contains directional information.

If an object’s velocity changes,

whether it speeds up (accelerates in the same direction),

slows down (accelerates in the opposite direction),

or changes direction which affects its velocity,

acceleration has occurred.

If I could choose one word

to portray the Gospel’s impact,

it would be acceleration.

Even within in God’s commands

to enter into His rest,

to be still,

to wait,

there are vector quantities

of spiritual growth,

of gaining understanding,

of acquiring a new song.

~ae

“I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in himself,

nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.”

~Jeremiah 10:23

“Surely there is a future,

and your hope will not be cut off. 

Listen, my son, and be wise,

and direct your heart in the way.”

~Proverbs 23:18,19