...in letting go, something new comes, is born, begins, grows: a sense of connection, of not-aloneness, of communion and union and belonging. We descend from the ladders and pedestals we have erected, and we rejoin the community of creation, the network of shalom…. The loss is no small thing, ah, but the gain is incomparably greater. -- Brian McLaren, Richard Rohr's Daily Bulletin, April 16, 2025
Blinding flash of hope...my persistent low-grade anxiety, new to me, may be a deeper sense of love aborning. I got a strong sense of "coming home" from McLaren's words. I choose to believe this is my continuing detachment from ego's protective shell, or accepting life on God's terms.
I ruefully admit that I still get a slight jolt when I acknowledge love...that is, when I sincerely speak of the love I feel.... It seems my egoic self cannot yet openly release that word in its deepest meaning.
My coverup is to sling the word around like confetti so that it hits all but touches none...ergo, no responsibility attaches.
A hard lesson I am still learning...there is no "put a period on it" to still more spiritual growth...and everything is more spiritual growth. Ah, there be God's blessing.
Thank you.
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