Monday, February 25, 2008

Dear God,

How do we trust ourselves to let go? How do we make it possible for our own self to walk into a world we have not yet walked?

Fear is a crippler. Its mangled tentacles can grab hold, sucking the life right out of us. It can tell us we can't make it in life without fear. So we hold on, all the while slipping away from our whole self.

It is painful to stand by, to watch a person gripped by fear. Although I have felt lead to describe the next world, to point out the resources innate inside every human being and have made invitations to move forward, the person can't, won't, isn't able so she thinks.

We take hold of the visible, the tangible, mistakenly thinking it is better than the invisible, the intangible. We grasp the lesser, allowing the greater to slip through our hands. We want to control the situation, putting ourselves in a precarious position. What we don't realize is that we are letting go of strenth as we take hold of a rope that is unraveling. Often we are not aware what we are doing until it completely unravels.

Growth comes from you. Faith comes from you. Tools for living come from you. Courage comes from you. Trust comes from you. Peace comes from you. Hope comes from you. You.

You are all
we need,
Great Comforter.
You speak
to our every need,
every concern,
every anxiety,
every fear.
You whisper
hope, compassion.
You offer mercy,
love, grace,
and a way out.
You encourage,
"trust me
and I
will take care
of you."
O Lord,
teach us
your ways.
Help us realize
that everything
we can see
will one day end
but all that we
cannot see
will remain forever.

Yours, Andrea