There are no dead ends, though there seem to be many. There is no wasted time, no useless characters, no random happenings. All has meaning. It is a wholly enchanted universe; God is in all things waiting to speak and even to bless. -- Fr Richard Rohr, Daily Meditation, September 4, 2022
During the quest for still more spiritual growth, we make our deepest progress when we feel least connected, loved, understood...that which is truth to our egoic mind at any rate. That feeling of separation is our letting go of our own idea of safety, security, love.
We are proving by our own experience the truth of that which we quote so often...we must go beyond reason to love.
The break from our egoic mind is our egoic mind using our fear to hold us closer...our fear of debilitating illness, of dementia...our fear of being abandoned, left all alone...our fear of becoming a bag lady living on the streets, of poverty. Who's kidding whom?...our fear without the chutzpah.
The essential break, of course, is when we realize...and can welcome from within through our realized trust in God...that if all of those fears come true, they come with God as our nonresistant sword and shield.
We are proving by our own experience the truth of that which we quote so often...resist not evil.
If all this be true, and it is, why do we automatically...or is it inherently?...hesitate to trust God? To trust that God's will can only bring grace to us, to any and all...and, no, that is not an answerable question. It is God.
Thank you.
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