FIND THE GOLD!

This is what it means to be awake: to be constantly willing to say that God could even be coming to me in this! Even in this! -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," December 9, 2014

I love that quote sooo much. Probably because that is the foundation of my spiritual growth which began the day I was graced by a blinding flash of the obvious: "Find the gold in this."

To my eyes, the "this" was just awful, and I was just powerless to do anything about it. But I had never heard of such a concept, and I felt like I had just run out of gas in the fast lane on the freeway.

I know now that God, or a whole flock of angels, was coming to me in that...even in that!

There have been a lot more "oh no!" times that have come, but none as "oh no!" as the first one. Every time, I've turned it around in my mind until I found the gold...and all it takes is finding the slightest sliver of gold. Hold to that, and gratitude just starts flowing through body, mind and spirit.

Gratitude is the gate God uses...go there often and sit and wait on the Lord. He cannot fail to come, laughing and scratching. Or maybe that part's just me.

Thank you.