ONE PRAYER, ONE ANSWER...THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Divine Indwelling is central to authentic Christian spirituality.... No wonder we seek power in all the wrong places—since we have not made contact with our true power, the Indwelling Spirit.... As when Mary conceives Jesus by the Holy Spirit, it is 'done unto us'  and all we can do is allow, enjoy, and draw life from this powerful gift. -- Fr Richard Rohr, Daily Meditation, May 29, 2023

In the very early years of my new life, I was asked something like what my expectations were now. My answer was along the lines that I wanted to find the God of my own understanding. Looking back today, I know I did not have a clue what I meant...but God did. 

Considering the various therapies, counselors and shrinks I have applied to over the years, I can see that I only knew my wants, never realized my need. Materially, I wanted to be fixed in order to get a man, get married, live happily ever after; spiritually, I needed not to get, but to realize what I have...within me now, God.

For a while I looked in the wrong direction, allowing life's traumas to define me as alone and afraid. It was that wrong direction that righted me, that led me to crash and burn, to rise up from my ashes, to find my God. 

I have taken many wrong turns, made many U-bies, yet ever found me in a better place...seeking higher consciousness deeper, i.e., the God of my own understanding. And that is enough. That is enough for me there is nothing more. 

Just as Fr Richard wrote, I now believe the answer, the solution, the gift is always the same...the answer to every prayer is one, the same, and the best: the Holy Spirit!

Thank you.