WHATEVER THE OUTCOME

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil....

We face each day not knowing if this is the day we walk through the valley of the shadow of death (a.k.a.,  meet ego deflation in depth). When the time is now, we're not doing it wrong if our heart is pounding, our hands are shaking and our eyes are filled with  tears.

In fact, there's our still more spiritual growth. We can give our self credit for going forward, for walking toward our fear. To the reasoning mind, that is a low bar to clear...driven by our ego, we can only accept looking good, i.e., winning, as the "right" goal.

We can be grateful that we know that our worst fear may well be realized but also that it may not be. Our highest hope can be realized only when the result is not ego-driven, when we have no desire for one over the other. We'd best want God's will to be done in our life more than we want our will to be done...which does not preclude pounding heart, shaky hands and teary eyes.

Whatever the outcome, it is our still more spiritual growth, and there's the pearl beyond price.

Thank you.