...many people who are not at all correct are the most connected by reason of their intense need and desire. -- Fr Richard Rohr, Daily Meditation, December 15, 2024
There's a comfort.
I doubt I am "not at all correct" but I am aware I am not the most correct person on my block...or in my life...and I'm good with that. That fact alone keeps me coming back...loving and laughing the majority of the time.
My fear of dementia is riding me hard this morning...note, it is my fear of dementia. I welcome that fear just as I learned to welcome anxiety since fear is just upgraded anxiety.
I am aware and I welcome the fact that my welcoming will not take dementia away, if that be God's will for me. It will, however, let me live in peace with it just as I do not fear my anxiety today. When I feel anxious, I turn within to the God of my understanding, which stands tall in proof that love defangs fear. Is it any wonder that nothing turns me to God faster than fear!
God lives within us, for us...fear happens to be my vehicle to the Presence. My long-ago BFO telling me to turn to God p.d.q. is my working truth, and I love it.
Fr Richard's quote is proof that God is guiding me always and all ways. The Father knows my needs and that is just what I needed to calm my jangled nerves this morning. God loves me so much.
Thank you.
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