The Unexpected
Bloodlines.
DNA.
Unexpected.
Chosen.
Deliberate.
Connected.
Each of us is born with a specific blood lineage. Our DNA is the pathway of those who have gone before us. DNA reveals the mysteries that lie beneath the surface. DNA unlocks the river of the past yet it does not unveil the holiness of those with whom will plant courage within us. The lineage does not dictate who will stand with us in the moments of uncertainty and devastating. Our DNA does not reveal who will move with us through the moments of celebrations and sadness.
DNA does not reveal the fullness of who we are connected to. There are persons for whom we share a lineage that includes specific characteristics but there are others who come into our lives unexpectedly. It is in these unexpected encounters that we find that we are instantly connected in ways that we cannot fully comprehend or describe.
These unexpected encounters lead us to form relationships that are chosen and deliberate sharing in the ebb and flow of life through the thick and the thin. The unexpected becomes those for whom you turn to, celebrating the most precious events and the ones that reach out knowing that your heart is breaking before you can find the words to express the situation. The unexpected people that enter our lives are those for whom the miles do not break the bond, and time does not diminish the bond.
DNA reveals our past but the unexpected and deliberate are the ones keep us grounded in the present and uncover the future.
Last week we shared an hour and a half with a person that unexpected came into our lives almost 20 years ago. We don't get to see our friend face to face very often because they live across the country but in those precious moments we were reminded that family is a deliberate choice and they are the people with whom you can be your authentic self. Family isn't merely about DNA, it is a connection that holds you accountable and dances in all phases of life. The unexpected friend who entered our lives years ago, unexpected texted us last week and as he walked through the door it felt like family had just arrived home after an extended vacation.
Our DNA is vitally important but it doesn't shape all of who we are. Who are those unexpected people in your life who have shaped you? Who has unexpectedly walked into your life for cheering you on to be your authentic self? Let us be open to welcoming the unexpected one into our lives for who knows how they might just become the very family that we need at the moment.
DNA.
Unexpected.
Chosen.
Deliberate.
Connected.
Each of us is born with a specific blood lineage. Our DNA is the pathway of those who have gone before us. DNA reveals the mysteries that lie beneath the surface. DNA unlocks the river of the past yet it does not unveil the holiness of those with whom will plant courage within us. The lineage does not dictate who will stand with us in the moments of uncertainty and devastating. Our DNA does not reveal who will move with us through the moments of celebrations and sadness.
DNA does not reveal the fullness of who we are connected to. There are persons for whom we share a lineage that includes specific characteristics but there are others who come into our lives unexpectedly. It is in these unexpected encounters that we find that we are instantly connected in ways that we cannot fully comprehend or describe.
These unexpected encounters lead us to form relationships that are chosen and deliberate sharing in the ebb and flow of life through the thick and the thin. The unexpected becomes those for whom you turn to, celebrating the most precious events and the ones that reach out knowing that your heart is breaking before you can find the words to express the situation. The unexpected people that enter our lives are those for whom the miles do not break the bond, and time does not diminish the bond.
DNA reveals our past but the unexpected and deliberate are the ones keep us grounded in the present and uncover the future.
Last week we shared an hour and a half with a person that unexpected came into our lives almost 20 years ago. We don't get to see our friend face to face very often because they live across the country but in those precious moments we were reminded that family is a deliberate choice and they are the people with whom you can be your authentic self. Family isn't merely about DNA, it is a connection that holds you accountable and dances in all phases of life. The unexpected friend who entered our lives years ago, unexpected texted us last week and as he walked through the door it felt like family had just arrived home after an extended vacation.
Our DNA is vitally important but it doesn't shape all of who we are. Who are those unexpected people in your life who have shaped you? Who has unexpectedly walked into your life for cheering you on to be your authentic self? Let us be open to welcoming the unexpected one into our lives for who knows how they might just become the very family that we need at the moment.
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