I suspect many of us at one time have been unjustly accused of something and found that there was nothing we could do about it. At least nothing we could do about it that satisfied our reasoning mind.
The way to peace of mind in a seemingly unfair situation is to accept that God's hand is in it. Then focus on realizing that as truth. We will come to understand that we are the source of all our woes whether or not we know it, want to be, or aim for it.
According to Fr. Richard Rohr, "Franciscan spirituality *** incorporates the seeming negative and moves our life to its hard edges, thus making things like failure, tragedy, and suffering the quickest doorways to the encounter of God."
Rohr's Franciscan "negative way to freedom" made a home in my heart immediately because it was my own laughter at me slinging mud in my own face that freed me to realize it as God's gift.
We can be grateful that it is our imperfect but willing self that God uses to break us free. Since we are the source of all our woes, that's what we bring to him. I mean, God doesn't use Joe to purify Jill.
Thank you.
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