We are absolutely grounded in the absolute love of God that protects us from nothing, even as it sustains us in all things, it grounds us to face all things with courage and tenderness. - Fr Richard Rohr's October 14, 2017, "Daily Meditation."
I held my nose and took a leap of faith yesterday. Just as an aside, the immediate result of inner to outer risk-taking is always filtered through our reasoning mind. There where ego holds sway. It is learning that that grows into the basis of our faith...go beyond reason to love.
All of which is by way of saying, a naysayer present responded neg-a-tive-ly to my risk, and from my toenails up, I felt: OMG! No! Uh-oh...look out, I've made a fool of myself. Again.
Ah, and here comes God to save my day!
The naysayer later sent me a hate e-mail with regard to my risk...my first hate letter. I knew to seek help and through the good advice of two of my most trusted advisors (both of whom agreed with me and, in effect, gave me a hug and an "atta girl!"), I responded to the naysayer with "You may be right." And that is all.
We can trust that which appears to be a defeat from a risk taken is in God's mirror-image our precious gift...no matter its end result. Not what we wanted, what we wanted...makes no never mind. We would not have learned our spiritual lesson as well any other way.
God is so good to us.
Thank you.
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