We are infinitely loved. How can we tap into that Love if we don’t believe in it? If we don’t have faith?
I felt like that once, completely abandoned by God, waiting for Her to change my life. That’s what I thought God’s presence would do—change my situation so I wouldn’t have to deal with it. But that’s not how God operates. God wants us to deal with it, to deal with Life—our lives. She provides the tools to do so. Prayer. Meditation. Therapy. Community. Journaling. Friendship. Literature. Teachers. Our brains, our minds, and our hearts. God loves us. She pours Her infinite Love over and into us. Her Love is there always.
But what if we are blind to Her Love or can’t feel it? How do we begin to open our hearts to this Love?
By listening.
Listening to our own pain and shadows instead of shutting them down and ignoring them.
Everything we live through is important. Everything we live through is a lesson, an opportunity, honing and shaping us into the highest beings we can be if only we trust and have faith in the process.
Does it hurt? You bet. Is it scary? Absolutely. But She is there, guiding us always.
Listen to your heart. Give voice to your fears. I will listen. I will pray for you and with you. This is what we were meant to do—to be here for one another. Healing and transformation occur when we let go, even just a little bit. When we share with others, the light of truth shines forth healing rays; accepting what is frees us. We let go of our attachment to pain each time we share it with another. The grip loosens, space for release has a chance to rest in our hearts. Transformation begins. It is a slow process, but it works.
I genuinely believe in the power of God’s transformative Love available to us all. We can channel that Love, be an open vessel for it so that it pours out and flows from one to another.
I am here.
I will wait for you.
"You have put yourself under the guidance and control
of an all-powerful being.
Let Her do what She pleases with you.
God is always in you and you are always in Her.
She and you are One. This is the truth."
-- from "Unshakable Faith" Swami Ramdas