THE GIFT OF UNKNOWING

There seems to be nothing harder than letting one self be known in all our humanness. Defects of character that stand in our way nine times out of ten turn out to be God's little giftees. So I ask...how are we supposed to know a defect from an asset when God has such bass-ackward standards?

Ah...see my hand waving in the air? Teacher, teacher...I got the answer!

The answer is in unknowing.

I know that's right because some anonymous 14th century monk wrote an unreadable classic, The Cloud of Unknowing, and spiritual giants quote it freely. I have it on my Kindle. That's how I know it's unreadable.

So yesterday I'm teasing a friend. He's a fairly new friend and does not yet know my (some say perverted) sense of humor. Ticked him off! Unfortunately, he's too well-mannered to say so...it was the clenched teeth and steam hissing out of his ears as he walked away that gave me a clue.

Today, my notes on this day in my "God Calling" bring me wondrous news:

2013 - It is not to accept 'them' in their 'wrong' but to accept me just as I am being criticized for being.

2014 - BFO - not to get 'Rude to understand me or to jerk his chain for being wrong but to understand 'Rude and accept her as s/he is in the criticizing of me.

2018 - The above was answered ...and perfectly...just last week with a deep and loving share between 'Rude and me. Thank you.

There. Problems can be solved by patience, trust, love and more patience...with no harsh words, no conciliatory (later resented) words, actions or attitudes being displayed. Here's the thing. We must needs begin the process by seeking still more spiritual growth for the sake of still more spiritual growth. Not to placate, not to win friends nor to influence anybody, not even to gain God's favor (we already have that). 

We make our decision early on as to whether we want to live in reliance on the material mind or on spiritual standards. We get jerked back and forth from one to the other, going with one forever until we hit hard rock and switch to the other forever, etc., etc., etc.

At some point, we set our self here, just here... often when we aren't even fully aware that we have...and we are shown God's perfected will. That is the wondrous news I realized this morning...which quieted my ego's pestering about my new friend's peeve and me fixing him.

Detach. Unknow. Resist not.

God loves us so much.

Thank you.