It is such a comfort to me, when a problem looms, to remind myself that that problem has already been solved.
I usually want to
get in the midst of it, figure it out (to my advantage), get all concerned to
agree with me, but I need to
quiet my mind, to listen. To listen...not for the answer to my perceived
problem (for in God's world, there is no problem), but for the discipline of simply sitting quietly and listening.
As Fr. Richard Rohr writes, "...spiritual knowledge is
more like retrieving than discovering."
Whatever answer we need (which likely has not an iota to do
with what we're thinking we need) will come to us. That answer may look less than wonderful and a butt-biter into the bargain, but it is, in truth, our gold mine.
All we need remember is the promise: "Be not afraid...it is I."
All we need remember is the promise: "Be not afraid...it is I."
Thank you.
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