This spirituality....almost entirely depends on our capacity for simple presence. -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," April 23, 2026
I felt betrayed recently and big time. Before our noon meeting, I asked a friend, who had previously announced his dementia, if I could talk with him about my fear of possible dementia to which he agreed.
After the meeting while most everyone was still there mingling, my friend announced, for all to hear, "Stacey's got to deal with her Alzheimer's." I just smiled, like "what a joker" and nothing further was said.
For me to remember: That is not the important personal part. That part is for me to follow Friend 2's openness about her dementia...but on my timetable. The announcement felt like a betrayal just an hour after I first mentioned my "fear of possible dementia" to him.
That is what I need to detach from...detach my resentful thinking by welcoming a higher interpretation to dwell on, i.e., God's will, God's way. Remembering all the while that my "betrayer" is not bad, not even a "betrayer," he's just not the right confidant for me.
There...I've got my inside work cut out for me. God loves me us so much.
Thy will, not mine, be done.
Thank you.
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