The following paragraph, from Fr Richard Rohr's "Daily Meditation" today, evolved itself in my mind from applying to the church, then to our Country, and then to ourself. To me, it describes how the worst case of crash and burn becomes our pearl beyond price:
A church that has been humbled by disruption and decline may be a less arrogant and presumptuous church. It may have fewer illusions about its own power and centrality. It may become curious. It may be less willing to ally with the empires and powers that have long defined it. It may finally admit how much it needs the true power and wisdom of the Holy Spirit. That’s a church God can work with.
Substituting "country" for church: A church [country] that has been humbled by disruption and decline may be a less arrogant and presumptuous church [country]. It may have fewer illusions about its own power and centrality. It may become curious. It may be less willing to ally with the empires and powers that have long defined it. It may finally admit how much it needs the true power and wisdom of a Higher Power. That’s a church [country] that the Higher Power can work with.
Then, personalize it...as in, substitute "person" with all the appropriate pronouns:
A person who has been humbled by disruption and decline may be a less arrogant and presumptuous person. We may have fewer illusions about our own power and centrality. We may become curious. We may be less willing to ally with the empires and powers that have long defined us. We may finally admit how much we need the true power and wisdom of the God of our own understanding. That’s a person God can work with.
Evolving unto evolved in each case begins with ego...religious, national or personal...specifically, the need for ego deflation in depth via the power of love through praise.
Today's "God Calling" has the quiet word: Remember that Love is the power which transforms the world...Drive fear and depression and despair and a sense of failure out with Praise....Learn as a child learns to say "Thank you."
As Meister Eckhart taught many centuries ago, If the only prayer you pray in your life is thank you, that would suffice.
Thank you.
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