Imprint...
When I was nineteen years old...living in Europe...my roommate and I made a last minute trip to Switzerland. With tour book in hand, we hopped on the train...deciding as we chugged along where our final destination would be.
Most appealing choice?
The Jungfrau.
The third highest mountain of the Bernese Alps. Majestic. Amazing. Breathtaking.
Traveling by a mountain train...we made our way through the glacier to the observatory.
When we stepped outside (being as much bundled as is humanly possible while still leaving enough room to breathe and see)...
...this was the spectacular view.
God's creation completely untouched by mortal man.
Fresh snow and old snow layered on top of each other to create literally a "blank slate".
No indentations by the common passerby.
No snow angels or snowmen.
No footprints, tire tracks or even animal tracks.
Completely blank.
I remember standing there...looking down on the smooth snow and wishing I could use it as my personal playground. Run through it. Play in it. And of course, leave some type of imprint to show that I, Celia Jimenez (Brunenkant at the time) had been here on this date!
The year 2012 is our blank slate.
It stands before us - completely untouched...unblemished.
There might be hurts or sorrows that we carry over from the previous years.
Joy and celebrations that we anticipate in the coming weeks or months.
But for the most part - it has yet to be marked.
It is fresh with no mistakes.
It is holding no regrets for you.
It is open for a year of impact.
Radical, sold-out living for Christ.
What imprint will you leave on 2012?
What imprint will it leave on you?
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