Half-way, 200 posts

This post makes 200 posts on our blog, and today is half-way through the NaBloPoMo challenge. Had I been prepared for this momentous occasion, I might have been able to prepare a list of 200 things (although that may not be a tradition I really want to start--can you imagine a post with 500 things!?!). If you're itching to know more about me and Clint than you could ever wish to know, check out last year's 100 post.

Instead, today's musings find their source in Thursday's book group discussion of The Ladies Auxiliary. The Ladies Auxiliary describes several of the Jewish customs or traditions of repentance, seeking forgiveness, and generally becoming clean before God. But there is so much judgement in the book ... in the discussion, I was sad that a people who have so frequent reminders to forgive, to repent, to be clean ignored all of the opportunities to change and still choose gossip, distrust, and judgement.

But then I saw how I am the very same. I have a weekly chance to see myself as God sees me, and to choose to abandon my sins and become clean again. And as often as the ladies of The Ladies Auxiliary fulfilled the outer symbolism without a change of heart, I too ignore my invitation of the sacrament to reconcile myself with God and my fellow women and men. So today, as I renewed my baptismal covenants, I tried to turn my heart to God again, grateful for the reminder.

For another perspective on maintaining a mighty change of heart, see this talk.