Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Leap Day?

I guess I never really thought much about Leap Year, or Leap Day. It has come up this year, but only because my friend and I are both counting down the days until our weddings, and this pesky leap year thing just added one day to our count downs!

But now that this day is here...I have begun to think about it a little more. It is like a limbo day...a day that isn't supposed to be there...and it only comes once every four years...so write that date as often as you can today, because it literally isn't every year you get a February 29th!

Since today is called Leap Day, and it is a rare occasion, I think it should inspire us to remember not to take a single day for granted. But more than that, this day can inspire us to leap. What is it that is holding you back from your hopes and dreams? What leap of faith have you been hesitating to take because you want all the answers first? I say that today is the day to leap. To trust, and to fly into the unknown. That great unknown where God is, waiting, calling, reaching for us, ready to lead us and guide us if we will only leap. This leap day, let us take that step of faith, leaning into whatever it is that God is calling us to. Let us overcome the fears, doubts, and distractions that get in our way, and leap.