God is the embodiment of peacefulness. The good news is we are made in God’s image so we are peacefulness by design. The path of aligning ourselves with the truth of who we are is the ever evolving dance of life. There are moments in a typical day where I feel the farthest sense of peace. I know in the truth of my heart it never leaves but if feels like someone left the door open and it took off. I find myself frustrated and impatient. I see what is wrong instead of what I am grateful for and I can feel my heart closing off to the people with whom I come into contact. I notice it happens in particular if something important in my life is unresolved. I need my daily prayer and meditation date with God each morning to re-calibrate myself with this peacefulness. Not just so that I am not bothered but rather I remember who I am called to be for myself and others in the world. Peacefulness puts things in perspective. It doesn’t mean everything is going my way or even that there is nothing chaotic present. It means that despite those things being present, I know in my heart of hearts who I am is not changed by it. I can be affected by the discord but I am not full of discord. I can catch myself engaging in actions that are not peaceful and use them as a signal that I have gotten off course. God is ready to gently welcome me back to the truth of who I am when I reach out and ask for help to remember. Often throwing up my hands in frustration is the action which reminds me, oh, right, not in my control or I see what is happening and I do not have to make it who I am. It doesn’t mean my daily date with God that morning was a waste. The fact that I catch myself before a whole week has gone by lets me know it’s not a waste. Me sensing God’s nudge reminding me of my truth lets me know it’s not a waste. No, it doesn’t look the way I would like, or it’s not how it happened last time, but since when is God interested in life being the same expression of love or light the same?
Be From Peacefulness!
on July 27, 2017My prayer for us is the patience and courage to remember that when we are out of alignment with the peacefulness of who we are at our core it’s not a permanent situation, it’s just as it is today, this moment.
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