The Day We Share

“If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”
Romans 14:8

Three hours may have passed before God suddenly comes back to mind. We may first conclude, “I forgot Him again,” realizing that we had lost sight of Him once more. But that may not be the only way to understand what just happened. The moment He comes back to mind brings another possibility with it. Could the moment we think of Him again actually be received as a gentle nudge from a loved One, an invitation to turn toward the One with whom this day is already being shared? What first felt like evidence that communion had failed may instead become the next moment of communion.

Romans gives that moment a larger setting. “Whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord” (Romans 14:8). Belonging sounds different from simply remembering someone. Paul, one of Jesus’ early followers, then adds, “Christ died and returned to life” (Romans 14:9). The One who comes back to mind is alive. John, another early follower, later writes, “our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:3). Could that make the moment of remembering feel less like correcting ourselves and more like turning again toward Someone already sharing life with us?

Deuteronomy gives an unexpectedly practical picture. God told his people to speak of his words “when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up” (Deuteronomy 6:7). Those are not special religious moments. They are the ordinary movements of a day. What if something similar could happen for us? A quiet minute between tasks, waiting in line, or standing at the kitchen counter while something heats could become a return point. The pause simply gives us room to notice who is already sharing the moment with us.

Paul later writes, “In every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” (Philippians 4:6). So a return point does not have to come only in those quiet pauses between tasks. Sometimes what is happening inside the moment becomes the nudge. A worry, an irritation, a question we cannot settle, or even something good we want to enjoy can turn our attention toward Him. We bring Him what is already happening and continue the moment with Him. Then Paul adds, “whatever you do” (Colossians 3:17). Let the task, the pause, or whatever the moment brings remind you that this is the moment you are sharing with Him.

The day may still look completely ordinary. By evening, the surprising change may not be that you thought about God more often. It may be that you spent less of the day alone inside yourself. Perhaps that is how communion begins to feel less elusive, as ordinary moments that once stayed within us begin opening naturally into life with Him.

Prayer

Jesus, teach me to welcome the small moments that turn my attention toward You. Help me share my worries, questions, joys, and ordinary tasks with You, and enjoy living this day with You. Amen.