It occurred to me yesterday that it wouldn't surprise me to learn that our mistake is in believing that it is our ego that needs to be corrected. Every time my ego Lucy comes with the football, I think, since I told her last time what she did was wrong, that I can trust her to do right by me now. Leading me, of course, to do the same thing I did before...trust Lucy. Jerking the football away IS Lucy's idea of doing right by me.
It's the same-old-same-old...living in our head, analyzing rather than utilizing, is self-reliance plain and simple. We put our trust in our self, our ego, rather than in God.
Interestingly, just this morning I read: God’s power comes through powerlessness and humility. Maybe ego, too, is of God...old Lucy sure does bring out my powerlessness, and I do feel deep humility (more like "deep irritation," "purely peeved"). And when will I ever learn?
I think of it this way: If it weren't for humans, God wouldn't have any laughs at all.
Thank you.
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