"It's the Timing Thing"

I pruned my raspberries today.  Most other gardeners did that in the fall or at least before new growth is appearing.  I am often reminded of my tendency to be a procrastinator, and I do own that.  However, a basic tenet in my life is "Not a moment too soon, not a moment too late."  I am always grateful when my life and the everyday things in it fall into place, at just the right time.


While thinking about my newly pruned raspberries today, the ones which are going to produce abundantly for me, I also began thinking about "The Timing Thing."  All of creation operates, it functions within a very specific timing framework.  I suspect tide tables for the seas could be printed ad infinitum and be accurate.  Sunrises and sunsets too.  Think about the synchronization of this planet and everything that is in it, the universe beyond our own.  The North Star has not moved since its placement in the skies.  Animals instinctively migrate toward a warmer climate instead of heading toward one which would spell death for their species.  Their babies are brought into the world so they can flourish in the Summer, not perish in the Winter.  Science is not my forte', but I believe this is called a symbiotic relationship--Living things and a planet which supports that life.


I am of the belief that the same thought and design went into us as humans, that precise planning has gone into not only my life, but all of mankind.  "There is an appointed time for everything.  A time to be born, and a time to die.  A time to plant, a time to harvest."  Everything has its season, and there is no way to speed it up or shorten it. 


We have all had those experiences where everything went just right.  Some say the stars and planets were aligned.  Some will say that they have just been living right, and that would be their reward.  Others say they have been blessed.  Whatever you call it, the timing was perfect.  Nothing was done to make it happen that way.  It just did.  That is what I am talking about--not just an occasional happening, but living life in sync with the Creator.  How is that possible?  Man was created to have a friendship, a relationship with his Creator.  When you start with that base, it's not hard to comprehend or attain.  


The pull of the moon on the oceans of the world causes them to ebb and flow with precision.  For me, I live my life in an ebb and flow with the Maker of that moon.  Call it a dance, if you will, but the result is a life that is part of a larger picture than just my small world.  And in that picture, timing is the thing.   In spite of my procrastination and in spite of my own self, the raspberries do get pruned, "Not a moment too soon, not a moment too late."  As I look out my kitchen window at the overgrown apple tree and see my pile of tax papers out of the corner of my eye, I know they will get taken care of as well.  I will cross paths with those whom I am supposed to.  I will be where I am supposed to be, doing what I am supposed to be doing.  It is a perfect timing thing.