Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Dear God,

Why do we not reach for healing when our heart is sad and broken? Why do we hold on to angry emotions that eat away at our soul? What do we gain by refusing to be healed?

I am watching a family reject healing and wholeness. I see the pain it causes and the separation that maintains a perimeter of bitterness and hatred. Healing is not allowed in where joy, peace, hope and grace could dance together.

I remember my own refusal due to fear. Yet, you never gave up on me. You kept inviting me in to a new relationship. You continued to whisper hope and finally one day you gave to me a great vision that forever changed the way I did things. You gave me a new way of being. Surrendering became easy because your strength was bigger than my own. You allowed me to change by forgiving me and allowing me to forgive others. Your peace became a daily mantra because I trusted you. Healing came naturally and beautifully.

I want this experience for this bitter family. I want their suffering to end and their joy to return in abundance. I want them to sing the song of faith together because an act of divine kindness disrupts the painful hemorrhage allowing for a flow of mercy and compassion to heal the wounds. I want a renewal, restoration and reconciliation for this family.

O God,
help us
to take hold
of your hand
when you
stretch it out
our way.
Teach us humility
and obedience.
Remind us
that letting go
is good
when what
we hold onto
is bad.
Teach us
once again
the meaning
and value
of trust.

Love, Andrea