Morning blinding flash of the obvious: We pray not to overcome the pandemic, there is no pandemic to overcome, we pray our thank you to our Father which art in Heaven...and that is All.
Many years ago my friend Gertrude told me of an experience she had when she was preparing to sail around the world with her husband and a small crew. She was not unafraid and asked her spiritual director to pray for her protection.
The director replied, "There is no Gertrude to protect." Long story short, Gertrude knew it for truth and worried no more.
I, too, knew it to be true, but at that time my knowing was from my eyebrows up only. Which counts, I've learned if we use it for its intended purpose, i.e., as our holding room for the truth to grow deeper until realization comes. And my realization arrived this morning with my BFO.
Be aware: Realizing that there is no pandemic to overcome does not remove the pandemic from the reasoning mind world. It does, however, keep our spiritual mind more fully focused on thank you from whence our peace comes, that peace which passes understanding.
Thank you.
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