dailydatewithgod

In the story of Adam and Eve it is said the serpent tempted Eve with the eating of the apple telling her that she would not die but be like God, have her eyes opened to see both good and evil. After she and Adam ate the apple they realized they were naked, and when God called to them they hid in shame.  I find it interesting that they were enticed with the idea of becoming wise, as we all would be. But this supposed wisdom that the serpent convinced Eve was so desirable caused them to hide from the very God they were now supposed to be able to be as wise as.  Sounds like a con job to me.  Their perspective was altered but not the way that they had hoped.  If my perception is altered to cause me to see myself as something that needs to be hidden, I know that I am on the path that is the opposite of God.  God is all about being visible and transparent.  With God there is nothing that needs to be hidden.  The eating of the apple did not bring the wisdom promised by the serpent, at least not what Eve and Adam had in mind.  It caused us to fall asleep to who we truly are.  It caused us to want to hide our true selves. I see the story as an analogy for how I have approached God when I am confronted with my lack of power in a given situation.  I have been known to plead with God to just help me to see the bigger picture because then perhaps I could make sense of my suffering.  If I knew why something I was going through the experience wouldn’t be so bad.  We all cling to our whys and our stories as though they are the real reality.  Perhaps the reality is the process of coming to terms with our limitations in this physical world so that we can reach out and remember that we are only limited when we are relying only on ourselves.  Perhaps the gift of the apple was the dance we then embarked upon with God.  Stepping in and out of recognizing the duality of this world and the Oneness of God which is where we really reside.  Perhaps all we really wanted to do was ask God to dance but we didn’t know how.  Perhaps it is not about getting it right and being deserving of God’s goodness.  Perhaps it is about being willing to ask God to show us how to dance and being teachable.  Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps . . . now there is a good dance song.

My prayer for us is the willingness to learn our dance steps for today by asking God to be our eternal partner.

If you knew in that the only thing required for a successful day was the willingness to ask God to show you the steps of today’s dance, what would make you be willing to ask?  Share in the comments.