THE FATHER KNOWS OUR NEEDS

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies....

There it is. That is the thought we learn to return to every time our eyes see, "Uh-oh, not good, look out, trouble a'coming." That's the promise that tells us God's hand is in that perceived trouble. No matter what it is, what it looks  like, what ego is naming it, God's hand is in it...and it is therefore good.

The lesson is based on our realization that "mine enemies" are all of our own mind...all our inner fears, frets and foibles. Our own picture show, actually.

I suspect I was born anxious. My first great freedom from anxiety was the time, in the midst of a panic attack, I consciously welcomed it "to be present at my table." And nothing happened. So calm came instead.

I've since named my anxiety Angel Straight From Heaven...which is also Ruckus's other name. My reason being, either of them bring me to God faster than anything else possibly could...including sex, drugs and rock 'n roll, all of which worked at one time. It's hard to let go of that which once worked no matter how long or short the time it worked. There. That's our ego's grip...rigid, righteous and right.

That's why we must needs come to our God daily to acknowledge and thank him (or her or it, your call). It's good to remember that the less specific we are in our thank you, the more detached we are from our ego. Feel a volcano rumbling in the gut? "Thank you, Father." We've just handed him our selfless trust and belief that we're good to go...volcano may go ahead and erupt, we're purely protected.

It's when we thank him for stopping the rumbling, or removing the volcano, etc., that we lose our protection for we're back relying on our ego's limited wants.

The Father knows our needs, the ego drives our wants. Loose them and let them go.

Thank you.