You're not gonna believe this...

I went bowling after many years of blank.

To my surprize, it started very good. I had a spare, then strike, then another strike! Oh my goodness, this cannot be me, something is going on. The next one was kind of boring. But, the one after next, oh my goodness, you're not gonna believe what happened. I should have video-taped it. This is what happened:

I had a split. Two pins stood parallel. I don't know how to describe it in English, but in this case, usually you would either miss both, or hit one if lucky, and one pin will still remain. I threw the bowl, and oh my goodness, the bowl went a wrong way, too much left, it's gonna go into gutter, so sad, I will miss both. But, guess what happened.

In fact, a bowler before me was a kind of weak person, and her bowl didn't reach the end and it was still in the gutter. Now the bowl which I threw went a wrong way too left and now hitting the gutter. Lo, and behold! That bowl was going into the gutter but somehow it hit the bowl in the gutter and bounced back to the lane, and then hit the both of remaining pins and both fell down! Oh, my goodness, if you don't call this a miracle, then what is miracle?

Then, I realized that the bowling is a pretty spiritual sports. I regretted that if I had clearer awareness of that and if I didn't forget that spiritual aspect, in other word, if I played bowling with awareness of that I am bowling not alone, but together with God, then our bowling activity would not have become just a nice exciting time, but it would have become a chance of experiencing a presence of the living God even in such an activity. Then, I believe all of the participants would have had a different experience which may be very unforgettable.

Thus, this bowling experience became a very good lesson to me. I learned that I shouldn't take bowling lightly, or I shouldn't take anything lightly. Every moment of my life is very amazing miracle if I choose to make it a miracle--miracle in a sense of experiencing of God. Living with God in every moment. If I make particular focused effort in that aspect, my life will be different, and my relationship with God surely will grow deeper and deeper.