That I stumbled onto the above quote this morning is continuing proof of God doing my thing through me. My experience yesterday at the new offices and parking building of my cardiologist tells my tale.
Back story: I took myself to my cardiologist yesterday...to his new office in a new building with a new parking space in a new nine (or more)-story building. Needing to visit my cardiologist was not my concern...plus, finding my way into and around all the "new" was not the concern I expected it to be.
The office building, the parking building, all the newbies are spectacular...all high-tech...higher tech than one can imagine. Example: A young man, 40-ish, asked me for directions. We hooted and hollered and had a good time with that.
Looking back, it is the interchange with other people that made it a pure gift from God. We were all fairly free in asking for and giving help. It was a joy to experience either the friendly commiseration that we hadn't broken the code yet either, or the shy pride that we had and wanted to share it...it was wonderful.
All of this is by way of saying that we can recognize our foundational trust in the midst of suffering, some ability to bear darkness and uncertainty.
Giving our self permission to realize the drama of our little lives is of God. Face it, darkness and uncertainty visit whenever they want to. We build a foundational trust when they visit, and we don't try to change them, stop them or top them. We say our thank you, knowing God has already perfected this for our benefit. Also known as learn to be comfortable with paradox and mystery.
There...we move from the first half of life to the second half.
God loves us so much!
Thank you.
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