Holy as a Handshake
from Simple Truths
“We may not all live holy lives, but we live in a world alive with holy moments.”
This quote is from “Simple Truths” by author Kent Nerburn, writer of two of my “desert island” books, “Neither Wolf Nor Dog” and “The Wolf at Twilight”. It is a profound truth to me and one that has been circling in my mind for years, I just never found a way to say it as clear. I was talking with a friend the other day on this very subject. We were saying how, we as a human family tend to think of receiving something holy, only from God. In ways we are correct but I think where we mislead ourselves is thinking ‘holy moments’ only happen in church or when praying, or when talking to or about God. If the Bible is correct in this narrative when it says that God “is the alpha and the omega”, then to me that means the Creator is in everything, everywhere, all the time. And that all moments are holy.
If you give a Native American a cigarette it can just be a cigarette, but if you give him cigarettes or tobacco as a gift, then it becomes something holy. It’s the intention to which we act or receive. It’s how much we are paying attention to life; To the beautiful moments. How many of us are so struck by the rise of a new day that we stop and give thanks? New life, our pets, our elders, all offer wonderful opportunities for holy moments. Life has wonderful textures of scents and feels, all offering glimpses of the Maker, of God, of Wakan Tanka, of the Great Mystery!
I tend to find holy moments upon reflection or see them as so in a memory. I’m trying hard to recognize living in the moment, and finding holiness in those moments. Every human connection whether it’s to other humans, to plant and animal life are holy. Every breath is holy and I should find thanks in every one of them. That sounds kinda crazy, right? That would mean I’d really have to pay attention to the moments of my life ! Maybe I’m full of it, maybe some things are holy and some are not. Maybe a handshake is just a handshake, or maybe it’s a holy handshake !!! Maybe it’s just us recognizing what is always there, holiness. What do you think?The authors' blogs are their own beliefs in their own words. If you wish to know more about what GracePointe Church believes, visit our main site for more details.
i love this idea… and i have felt it too. i think this blog is holy!
i had to look up the definition of ‘holy’ once because it was just a word i’d heard my whole life but never really understood. my understanding of it now is that something that is holy is something that stands apart… it’s different… it’s special. that’s why we call our Bible a holy book. it’s different than other books. you can shake 19 people’s hands doing business during the day, but then shake the hand of an enemy and well… that’s a holy handshake.
for me, things in this life that are holy are little bits of Heaven – glimpses into the Kingdom of God. like the lady in the picture at the top, when you smell your favorite flower and that feeling of happiness comes over you for a moment; when you look into the eyes of the one you love and feel just as much love entering your heart as it is exiting; when something makes you laugh… REALLY makes you laugh. i believe these are gifts. when i think about what Heaven must be like, i remember those moments and the way i felt and think, It must be like that… ALL the time – AWESOME.
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