Remember, always remember, that the heartfelt desire to do the will of God is, in fact, the truest will of God. At that point, God has won, the ego has lost, and our prayers have already been answered. -- Fr Richard Rohr, Daily Meditation, July 25, 2024
The mindbender in the above quote is the word remember...and I'm not talking about old-age forgetfulness, my new best friend, I'm referring to the fact that to remember means to do, to live, to be that heartfelt desire to do the will of God.
How often at the end of any day do we look back over the day just wrapped and feel vaguely disappointed in our totally self-centered ways. More often than not is the answer if we're being completely honest.
Flash...that's ego doing our thinking for us...or our reasoning mind just doing its reasoning best.
Going with the revelations concerning trusting the changes my 80s are bringing, I need to consider that a desire is the simple criteria. Face it, when haven't we had an overwhelming desire to do the will of God...whether we knew it or not! That may well be the unrecognized nudge that started us on the path seeking still more spiritual growth.
We need to trust our own inner growth. We need to accept that we do remember our heartfelt desire is to do the will of God even as we try to remember the next time we're at the grocers to get coffee.
To not trust our spiritual growth is to deny its fact in our life.
Welcome always welcome the inner knowledge that we are living our heartfelt desire to do the will of God.
Thank you.
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