When I see a my niece or nephew who are currently 5 and 2 years of age their innocence is like a beacon of light. It exudes from their presence. I hear it in their laugh, I see it on their faces, and they have a certain light in their eyes. I sometimes wonder if they are aware of their own innocence. Was I aware of that innocence in myself? As an incest survivor I had some very dark experiences early on but there were also moments where I remembering laughing until it hurt and just spinning in circles. Those are times when I felt a sense of freedom to just be which is part of how I understand innocence. When I interact with people today I have to make an intended effort to see their innocence. I do not mean I view all as guilty of something but rather that I do not truly see them as they are unless I make a concerted effort. This includes myself. One thing that my daily prayer and meditation date time with God has taught me is the discipline of spending time with someone. By showing up for myself each morning I learn to be with all that I am in the moment and accept it. I sit in silence with a God that I know and sometimes feel in my heart loves me beyond understanding and am opened to see that same innocence in myself. It is a practice and the consistency of it has opened my heart and it takes me less time to see the innocence of all people I encounter as I go through my day.
Be From Innocence!
on December 3, 2016My prayer for us is the willingness to open ourselves up to seeing ourselves and thus others as the innocence from which God created a being of love today.
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