Just a few things that are floating around in my head today.

• We observed All Saints Day yesterday.  It's a great reminder that we are part of a fellowship that transcends time and place, that is all connected to our head, Christ Jesus.  We had the opportunity to remember many who have gone before us in faith, and to remember that we are connected to one another in a unique way in Christ.
• I also used the holy day to remind God's people that THEY are also a means of God's presence in this world.  When Christians go out into the world, they do so as an indication that God remains actively at work in the world.  When they gather with one another, they literally bring God's presence with them.  That's a good thing, and so we should, in many respects, "get over" thinking that the call or visit of a fellow Christian is an invasion of our privacy.
• My heart goes out to the people of the East Coast.  So many of them have suffered great loss.
• I'm reminded that we are God's children and that there is a lot of potential in all of us.  In particular, since we are a new creation, that means that God's Spirit actively works in us and through our hands, feet, mouths, wallets, and other ways to do His work in this world.  
• Reflection and prayer and Bible reading are never wastes of time. 

That's what's floating around in my head today.  Maybe tomorrow will be a bit more coherent of a post.