And so, I Blog!!

Soooo, everybody is blogging except for Moi? Is this the newest form of writing? Are we headed towards the reality of the movie "Fahrenheit 451 "? What a tragedy that would be!! I have tried Twitter~for about 48 hours ,not for me at all! I do Facebook, but also find it to be truly surfacy and a bit of a waste of my time. I like to write, not twit or mindlessly comment. So, I guess I will. :) Here I will share on the most precious thing in my life, my recovery and my spiritual journey. If my only audience is that of the ether, that will be good enough ... for I write not to be read, but because I am called to write!!! And so, I blog!!
I will begin with the daily readings from the book:

A Grateful Heart ~ 365 ways to give thanks at mealtime edited by MJ Ryan
The Winter Prayers began on the first day of winter ~ so I am begining there. The winter prayers begin with this thought:
A thankful soul is thankful under all circumstances, a complaining soul complains even if he lives in paradise. -BAHA'U'LLAH
Please join me in thought-provoking conversaton! Namaste' Cate

Friday, January 27, 2012

The gift is there

Life is so generous a giver, but we, judging its gifts by
their covering, cast them away as ugly or heavy, or
hard.   Remove the covering, and you will find beneath it
a living splendor, woven of love, by wisdom, with power.

Welcome it, grasp it, and you touch the angels hand
that brings it to you.   Everything we call a trial, a sorrow
or a duty, believe me, that the angel's hand is there;
the gift is there,
and the wonder of an overshadowing presence.

Our joys too: be not content with them as joys.
They too conceal diviner gifts.

And so, at this time, I greet you.
Not quite as the world sends greetings, but with
profound esteem and with the prayer that for you
now and forever, the day breaks, and the shadows flee.
                                                       - FRA Giovanni, A.D. 1513




The Spiritual Journey remains the same throughout time, doesn't it?
These words spoken in 1513 ring true still today ...

It is the rare person who wants to hear them when in the midst
of tragedy, loss or crisis ... most of us don't have the fortitude of
Viktor Frankl.  I remember the many times I dragged myelf through
difficult times, fighting aganst the flow of life!  Yet, in retrospect,
I can see the gifts that were surrounding me during those times.

I am so grateful for a dear friend who told me that she would remember
the truth for me during those times when I was unable to remember it
for myself.  It was her faith that carried me through some difficult
times.

I know the gift is always there, whether I can see it or not.  I know
many people who are struggling deeply right now....my human heart
struggles with them.  But, I remember the gift from my friend,
and what a difference it made.  So, I remember the truth for them ...
the truth that God is with them and in them, and nothing can ever
take them away from the love that is God.

I know that when you are desperately seeking a solution,
this probably seems like spiritual hogwash.  But, this is the
truth upon which I base my life.

Divine gifts are all around us, lets remind each other
to wake up and see them this day!!
Love, Cate

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