EXPERIENCE THE UNWANTED TO FIND PEACE

There is now only one necessity -- to receive God's grace. -- Joel Goldsmith, "The Heart of Mysticism," at p. 838.

Again I realize that there is only one prayer I need...the "Thank you" prayer. For God's grace is within us/without us, and "thank you" is the key that releases God's grace. It removes our belief that we need pray to get, freeing us to realize we already have.

Today's Eknath Easwaran reading: "When we are absorbed in the pursuit of profit, we live in the narrow world of the bottom line." When I am absorbed in the pursuit of anything other than God, I'm living in my self-determined objectives...no matter how pretty I dress it up. I used to pray to be more loving until I kept getting the opportunity...only it was always with people who ticked me off. Now that was an oh, s**t awakening.

And aren't those awakenings always the true proof of God's presence? The This-isn't-what-I-meant! to an answered prayer...because almost invariably what we get that we didn't mean when we prayed is exactly what we need. And we only fully realize that in God's own time for our reasoning mind will never get us there.

We get to experience the unwanted to find our peace. To realize that God in the bramble bush is still God...ever on our side.

Thank you.