THE GIFT OF BEING THUNDERSTRUCK
My new kitty, Willow, loves to chase her tail. She has only three legs and sometimes she chases it long after I think it’s good for her. I find myself worrying about her. (If God is reading this, I’ll bet God is smiling at me lovingly and saying, “Now you know how I feel!”)
You see, when I was a very young adult, I was given a second chance at life. Once all the fearful stuff about it had pretty much cleared up, it struck me that God must have a purpose for me and so I set out to figure out what it was. Oh! How I struggled with that question…for years! I was looking for a grandiose purpose, one that would change the world in significant ways…so many options. There had to be something for me to do but there was always that reality check. I wasn’t rich, or brilliant, nor did I have any outstanding gifts. I was just an average person living an average life. This struggle continued intermittently for 30 to 40 years but mostly I was just busy doing life, so at times I wasn’t thinking about it at all, but then here it would come again.
On one rare occasion I was alone and my mind and body were calm and still. I had a very peaceful feeling come over me. It was then that I heard it; not a thunderbolt, but a soft, loving voice that spoke, not to my ears but to my whole being, “Dianne, you were born to love. That is your purpose. It’s enough.” I’ve come to believe it’s enough for each of us. Let’s just love!
Prayer: Dear God, we ask that You remove from us the experiences and troubles that have closed us off from You and our fellow humans. Place before us opportunities as You teach us that, above all else, we should just love one another and if that’s all we do, it’s enough. Amen
Dianne Mahler