His Continual Gaze
Sometimes I have this odd, terrible fear of being forgotten. I think a lot of the time seasons of change do that to us. We are afraid that as we step into something new we will have trouble connecting and when we turn back to look at where we've come from, people will respond with a questioning look and ask, "Who are you again?" It reminds me of the classic Christmas movie It's a Wonderful Life (I know, I'm a little out of season as we're heading into summer). In this movie, George Bailey wakes up one day as the result of a wish that he'd never been born. Whenever he tries to talk to people, nobody recognizes him. Not his friends. Not his own family. He is simply forgotten. It makes me panic a little bit just thinking about it. Can you imagine? Everyone simply forgetting you. I think what makes it so scary is that we all feel this way at least a little bit sometimes. A friend doesn't call or a family member hasn't checked in for awhile. ...