Present Over Perfect

man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that
you care for him?”
As those words began to take root in me, as I read and
reread them, as I prayed and listened, I felt my tangled spirit
begin to untangle. I felt my breath slow and deepen. I felt a
part of the natural world, governed by a good God, created
with care and attentiveness. I felt my daughter-ness, my
place in the family of God. And I exhaled.