God unites. The world we live in focuses a lot on all the distinctions and separations. Our minds do the same thing. It is our tendency as human beings to see things as either or, black and white, all or nothing. We categorize so that we can simplify. Our brains are searching for the easiest explanation and the most immediate solution. This is very helpful when assessing dangerous situations and reacting to life or death decisions. This is not so helpful when it comes to interacting with others in our families or at work. If we are constantly drawn to what is different then it is all we see. A situation with a new colleague in the office is not a life or death matter, but the part of our brain that works to identify anything that might threaten its safety does not see it that way. Different is genetically and anthropologically not safe. We live in a very diverse world and are in constant contact with that which our brain would identify as other. In my daily prayer and meditation date with God I learn to accept the different parts of myself. I develop the capacity to observe where my mind wants to go with a judgment and see it for the survival mechanism that it is. It is not about making it go away it is about synthesizing it into the whole spectrum that makes me who I am. It is an area where I can continually grow. It causes me to question myself and God if that element of my way of being is helpful in various situations throughout the day. Can I synthesize these opposites that I am perceiving in myself and those around me so that I can love more?
Be Of Synthesis!
on November 23, 2016My prayer for us is the courage to face the lack of synthesis in our lives and accept it as part of our make-up that we have the opportunity to observe and perhaps choose otherwise today.
If God designed our minds to see differences, would not God provide us with the tools to synthesize those differences within ourselves and others? What in your life would you like to synthesize today? Share in the comments.
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