Jesus was consistently empowering others. -- Fr. Richard Rohr in his "Daily Meditation" of January 6, 2017.
There it is. That's the giving-over that I'm forever nattering about. Not the giving-over of agreeing just to shut the other person up, or agreeing out of fear of getting beat up...no. The giving-over to empower others...to find agreement by not fighting, not arguing, not even disagreeing a tish. To get our ah-ha moment from the other and to give the other their ah-ha moment right back!
I'm fairly certain that this cannot be done on our willpower alone...the giving-over act is too selfless. Willpower is not.
It must needs start with our willingness, though. Which, may I say, takes all the willpower we've got just to get willing to try giving over. But, you know what? That's what God is for.
We can sit in the silence and admire, or profess admiration, till our face falls off, until we put him to use, where are we but sitting, professing and eyeing the clock? We put him to use by mentally getting off our duff and beginning!
This is when the art of listening for the still, small voice becomes our goal...where the inner action begins. That's what is going to make our decision for us...the one where we hear the Word and need question no more. The Word is usually just a thought or two and an encyclopedia of meaning fills our head and heart.
We know, suddenly, how to give over without leaving claw marks all over it. Our brain power does not reach that far, but our brain power left to God reaches all the way to Heaven and back if needed.
SIDEBAR: Earlier this morning, after a full yesterday of fretting, stewing and feeling superior (Gertrude was not doing it right), I had an epiphany, and I knew exactly what to do and how to do it. No need to go into great detail because the short version is: Give over...by empowering her.
God loves Gertrude and me so much.
Thank you.
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