Franciscan sister Ilia Delio writes: We’re reaching a fork in the road; two paths are diverging on planet Earth, and the one we choose will make all the difference for the life of the planet.
WHOA...God is sooo good to me. Just this morning, when I really need it, in that quote having to do with the earth, I see me in my little quirks which pollute my share of the earth.
My story: My sleep last night began fretfully. My friend Gertrude is all set to chew my face off, and I'm all set to let her just so I can rip her right back. Around 2:00 AM, with no preplanned thought, I had a blinding flash of the obvious...I heard, "You're right, Gertrude. I apologize."
I felt such all-encompassing peace that I knew it to be my answer. With which, I drifted into sleep.
I'm forever preaching (which I prefer to call "sharing") that we must agree with our adversary quickly, that we have ceased fighting anything and anybody. But I don't recall ever knowing such complete peace after coming to agree to agree. I've known I needed to do it and have done it, not with recalcitrance but for sure never with a sense almost of joy.
I fully realized...I actually felt... how much more peaceful it would be within me to accept my part, leave her part to her, apologize, and let it be. In other words, to agree with my adversary quickly.
Thank you.
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