When we are in “it” up to our necks immersed in the day
to day trials and tribulations of the world, our perception can become negatively
skewed, often to the extreme. A wise man said to me long ago “Everyone takes a
turn in the barrel.” The problems begin in earnest when we start to believe
that the “barrel” or the rough patch we find ourselves in at the moment is
permanent. “Seasons of dryness” happen to all, the reasons why of little
importance, the action we engage in when we become aware paramount. The typical
response, and unfortunately direction given by many well-intentioned but
mistaken advisers, is to “redouble” one’s efforts, when the opposite is true.
When driving if we come upon a bad patch of road, one of the signs invariably
directs us to “slow down.” We are never directed to speed up, drive harder or
redouble our driving. The same holds for the spiritual road. We don’t struggle
or try to fight our way through, we surrender, relax, for this too shall
pass.
To be clear, action is required, so we pray but keep it simple. In times of trouble simply “God is with me” is a powerful prayer and is sufficient if it is all we can muster in the moment. What matters is our willingness to continue praying, placing the burden on the shoulders of the Miraculous, for it is too much for us alone. By keeping our gaze focused on that which is all knowledge and power, in time, just as with stretches of bad road the trouble will pass, the road smooths, the ride stabilizes and our gaze shifts from the roadbed back to the unlimited horizons before us.
To be clear, action is required, so we pray but keep it simple. In times of trouble simply “God is with me” is a powerful prayer and is sufficient if it is all we can muster in the moment. What matters is our willingness to continue praying, placing the burden on the shoulders of the Miraculous, for it is too much for us alone. By keeping our gaze focused on that which is all knowledge and power, in time, just as with stretches of bad road the trouble will pass, the road smooths, the ride stabilizes and our gaze shifts from the roadbed back to the unlimited horizons before us.
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