I subscribe to the weekly newsletter from brothers John and Hank Green. They take turns writing the introduction, and last week, John was at the helm. He lives in Indianapolis, and he was describing how much he loves the Indy 500, including all of its rhythms and rituals. As spring begins to emerge, he finds himself anticipating all of it, and he shared that the anticipation itself is part of the joy.
After describing this, he wrote two very relatable sentences:
“In general, looking forward with excitement and anticipation is much harder for me than looking forward with dread and fear. But the future is too multitudinous, and too unsettled, to be merely terrifying or dreadful.”
I absolutely love that language — “the future is too multitudinous.”
And I think that’s right. There is plenty to fear or dread in our world and in our own lives. But there are also multitudinous ways that goodness shows up. We just have to remember to look for it. And we can practice anticipating it.
Smuggling Grace 