dailydatewithgod

One thing God is diligent about is God’s love for us.  It seems that no matter what we say, do, or feel, God never waivers in love for us. If we are willing to recognize ourselves as made in God’s image, it means the distance we feel from the power of love is an illusion.  The tenacity of love’s presence is alive inside of us.  We may have gotten disconnected from it but just because we have does not mean love disconnected.  In those moments of disconnection, I go back to what I have learned on daily dates with God  and I reach for God’s hand, tell God where I am, and ask for affirmation of the truth of love.  One thing I have the tenacity to do is not give up on God even when I want to give up on me.  Showing up each day for our date no matter my state of mind or how long I can be present for, I do it.  I know it is me God wants to spend time with on our date.  It is the tenacity of my heart allowing me to let go of my ideas of what prayer and meditation look like.  The tenacity gives me the openness to release my expectations of God’s presence in my life.  It reminds me of a song I think I first heard as a little first grader.  In my K-8 Catholic school the graduating 8th graders were standing on the bleachers in the gym singing the song, “Here I Am, Lord.” Even at a young age, it struck me deeply the way the author spoke to God: “Here I am, Lord. Is it I Lord? I have heard you calling in the night.”  Looking back it was the longing and the questioning that drew me in.  The idea that all I needed to do was to let God know that I am here and simultaneously wonder if it was me God wanted.  I did not have to know if I was the one but I was willing to take a chance from something inside me. I am not sure I heard God calling in the night but something inside of me felt drawn to God.  “I will go Lord, if you lead me.  I will hold your people in my heart.”  My tenacity fuels my willingness to be led by God.  I just didn’t know as a kid how much I would be asked to leave on the side of the road.  As far as holding people in my heart, I think it is something that we are led into one day at a time. We all get a chance to do it when we remember to see others from the eyes of our hearts.  It takes tenacity but God provides us with plenty of it if we are willing to tap into it.