FEAR NOT...OUR FATHER KNOWS OUR NEEDS

The true and essential work of all [spiritual growth] is to help us recognize and recover the divine image in everything. It is to mirror things correctly, deeply, and fully until all things know who they are.  -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," April 18, 2021 

 

Blinding flash of the obvious (May 2001):  God vision is mirror vision, reflecting the reverse of what the natural eye sees.

That was a ponderable when first I got it. Then, one fine day in my meditation time with my mind opened to Yes, I saw the word "ambulance," printed in reverse on the front of one such. That, of course, is to aid those who see it in their rearview mirror, alerting them to clear the way...now. That ponderable has since become the pearl beyond price to me. 

I felt great gratitude that I am a simple person and God knows it...that even yet simplifies that BFO for me.

It is through God's mirror vision that we experience our seemingly worst thing in life becoming our great gift. What we fear as dreadful, and pray it does not happen, happens, and turns out good and for our benefit. That satisfies me that the Father knows our wants are not our needs...and he always fulfills our needs.

Pray not for our idea of good, pray thank you for whatever comes or for whatever it is we fear is coming.

It is all good for it is all of God. Be not afraid...trust. Or, be afraid and trust anyway. Be not afraid of being afraid...for fear is our consciousness' clarion call that God is here.

Another bennie: We can release any regrets over our fears of perceived problems and accept them as the natural mind's way of building trust in our unseen God...then rest knowing that any feared future problems have already been perfected...and for our benefit.

The Father knows our needs. -- Matthew 6:8

Thank you.