All of us family.

What is your view of me, Lord?

The story I tell myself of myself is by turns tragic and heroic. Wins and losses. The character at the center of my tale is always singular.

What if I am simply one of many beloved children?

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The world is not a battle to be won nor a trial to be endured.

We are all of us family on a journey — let me company with my fellow travelers, help one or two, and receive help from another.

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I feel truly part of humanity, as a child?

Reading:

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” — Rumi

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“We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.” — Luciano De Crescenzo

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“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 12:12

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Bright sun can blind.

In the morning, your guidance is bathed in clarity and force. How could I mistake your will under such conditions?

I leave my rooms and walk through the day. Come noon, that which was so clear is now covered in gauze. The high sun befuddles me.

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Lord, let me pause even in the midst of great activity, let me retreat and re-hear your words.

Grant me renewed and refreshed guidance, come noon. Grant me willingness to search for it.

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I pause even midday, to regain clarity?

Reading:

“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” — Ram Dass

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“Clarity does not come from struggle but from stillness.” — Eckhart Tolle

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“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10

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A hidden opportunity.

It is storming outside my door, but the squall came quickly and will leave soon. I am waiting.

The garden has pushed up through the soil and plants carry the production. It is not yet ready for harvest. I am waiting.

I have sent off a request and not yet heard the answer. I am waiting.

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What shall I do with the time? These moments before what will happen has happened — these are what I have.

Let me not wait to live, Lord.

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I fully live life, even while I am waiting?

Reading:

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is concentrated strength.” — Bruce Lee

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“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles.” — Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

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Thankful to not be the at the center.

Thankful that I am not at the center of things, I could not bear it.

Thankful that the sun rise and sets irrespective of my doings. The world’s clockwork continues.

Thankful that the rains fall upon my neighbors and myself all at once. The world treats us the same.

Thankful that, while a unique individual, I am not unlike my fellows. We are commonly human.

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Lord, thank you for making me one of many, a part of the whole.

– from the mountain

Consider:

Can I be grateful that I am not the central actor in the story of the world?

Reading:

“I am a part of all that I have met.” — Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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“The drop becomes the ocean when it lets go of its separateness.” — Jalāl ad-Dīn Rūmī

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“For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ.” — Romans 12:4–5 (KJV)

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