NOTHING IS BY CHANCE

I awoke this morning wrapped up in justified judgments. I slowly realized that I'm met again with my own self. The knowledge that the answer to everything, including self-inflicted wounds (my own trash talk), is a mental "I forgive" and move thoughts on, has its work cut out for it. For yesterday I ran into a known avoid-at-all-cost person, and my thoughts did not go to forgiveness.

I give myself points though...I spoke courteously and left. I'm just grateful that I remembered that rude is never the right answer, or, my golden rule, "Just don't be as nasty as you want to be."

So I pick up my God Calling this morning and there, dated 1986, are my own written words: "My mind connected today that I, the Christ within, is Gertrude, who appears today to be my nemesis...the lesson is to love the nemesis, not to win over it or beat it at its own game...love it. 'Agree with your adversary quickly' is my goal." There it is, my answer to me...quick, fast and in a hurry.

I feel awe that my own 29-year-old words fit me so perfectly right this minute. Then I read the text of today's God Calling which states, "Nothing is by chance." Don't tell me God doesn't direct us...mind, body and spirit.

God has my back...front, sides and center, too, for that matter. I know it, and I show it...and I'm glad.

Thank you.