OLD AGE...GOD'S AGE OF WONDERMENT

God is not found in the soul by adding anything, but by a process of subtraction. -- Meister Eckhart  

Blinding flash of the obvious at 2:00 AM, 10/31/22:  I am not a show pony, I am a plow horse. My glory is in my plodding, that is my comfort and my call. 

From that BFO came the realization that our angels are the fallen down. the redeemed, the self-forgiven through God by grace...and are here for us. 

As has been written, something new has awakened in us so that when we see those on the margins living life in the struggle, we are drawn to their experiences and drink from their wells overflowing with wisdom, about the divine.

This is my ongoing gift, beginning with age 80: Eckhart's process of subtraction is all about lessening the consciousness of Me and growing the We. That process begins minutely and slows down from there. 

Realizing the grinning glory of me as a plow horse is borderline miraculous to my younger self who was all about more, better, bigger, richer...better-than whatever was at hand. Back when, God was the proverbial Who? Today, I can and do laugh out loud, love me and share the story...face it, that's too good a lesson not to pass on.

I'm reminded of everything old is new again...for sure, that is proving true to me since I turned 80. And I am loving it...who knew? 

Oh wait! This is another of God's hidden giftees. Our worst fear is God's gold. Old age is the Age of Wonderment when, not if, we upgrade our attitude. Or keep it stayed in God, and it upgrades itself, as needed.

God loves us sooo much.

Thank you.