Well-grounded people, with God's grace, seem to be able to take their calamities of life in stride and turn them into their demonstrations of faith. -- Anonymous
We are well-grounded people, and with God's grace, we do take our life's calamity du jour in stride and turn it into our demonstration of faith. Accepting how we do that is the test of our belief in our belief.
Rarely does our own calamity come to us resembling another's...which often leads to our feeling and fear of being left all alone. Recognizing that our calamities represent chores on the road to becoming our pearl beyond price is the necessary eye-opener...and how we do that forms our life as fed by our inner understanding of God.
In awakening, we find that the deeper we go on the path the more our calamities of life seem to merge with others. It is the unidentical-but-alike calamity that borns Oneness. That is of God and is born in our unknowing...actually, in our resistance to not knowing.
We realize, each in our time, that to not know is our holy grail. To not know is the burr, the burn, the hated that drives us, leading us finally to the great comforter: Underneath are the everlasting arms.
Silently we hear, All is well, all is well, all is well with my soul.
Thank you.
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