dailydatewithgod

Life is not a walk in the park.  We are faced with problems and challenges which require us to wake up and face the gap that exists between what we expect and what is happening. I have found more difficulty when I go into a situation or relate to a person based on what I already know versus being open to what might happen.  Biologically this is inherent to avoid danger and keep us alive.  However, in the world we live in today there is little reason to fear death from an encounter with others.  The way my life has expressed itself I have learned that where there is wounding there is the possibility of healing.  I know sometimes we feel broken and torn apart by life.  We have moments when we can’t imagine there is anything that would relieve the pain.  On my daily dates with God, I have found a balm that opens me up to connecting an option other than pain.  The daily ritual of prayer and meditation allows me to reconnect with my heart.  Within my heart exists the balms needed to heal the wounds I might be certain have no cure. By pausing and breathing, my mind becomes open to seeing many different balms I never imagined would function as a balm.  The ones that blow me away are the ones when a similar experience as an adult provides the balm needed for the injury that occurred as a child.  I couldn’t script those if I tried and they sound like a bad idea to my mind.  Other times the balm is the exact opposite experience.  The only conclusion I can come to is if I stay connected to my heart it will lead me to whatever balms are needed to restore the alignment of the truth of who I am at my core.  Our hearts contain the courage to go down the strange and seemingly contradictory path.  Our hearts open our eyes to the contradictions of our minds which might be standing in the way of the very balms we need to remember we are whole.