History has shown us that authority itself is not a good guide. Yet for many people, authority figures soothe their anxiety and relieve their own responsibility to form a mature conscience. We love to follow someone else and let them take the responsibility. -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditations." March 30, 2026
That surely speaks to my maturing process...I grew up willfully following my sister's guidance...I made no decisions for myself.
It took me years to fully change after I first came to realize that...or to begin to realize that.
Yet, I had the full-throated opinions, the tone of my voice was commanding (I was told, and not in a complimentary way). As I grew deeper into my spiritual growth, I recognized much about my fears that I hid behind my sister, which I now see comforted both my sister and me.
The personally good news is I have no rues, regrets or resentments...we worked together for our mutual good. Don't tell me God wasn't in the midst of that...anonymously. since neither my sister nor I had a clue.
There is great comfort in that realization for me as I live my way through the fear of dementia today.
God is in place doing His good for each of us however we each need His good which rarely looks individually the same. Face it, my good could hardly peace, say my dentist, and vice versa.
Today I am comforted in what I consider a blessed gift...that which comes to me looking not welcome is a gift to be welcomed; that which I seek, which I self-determine as for my good, seldom is. A self= determined objective is just that...self-determined. God is rarely found there.
But if we would look, we'd doubtless find God there. God is everywhere...preserving our Souls.
Thank you.
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