God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.....
I know a lot of people caught in the middle of pretty difficult situations. Places where their hands are tied, and there is no control over what will happen next. These are defining moments in our lives, we would honestly prefer not to experience. Husbands at war, with out work, sick babies, sick mothers, debt, family separation, addiction, divorce.... When every time the phone rings, your toes curl, and heart drops, we ask one more day to make it right. I've had my moments where I would promise God I would do A,B, and C if he would help me, just this once. I would drop to my knees, when I should have been there before the catastrophe hit.
As I get older, I have learned to see the blows as often mercies in disguise. Perhaps it is that part of me that believes there is a plan for my life, and somehow this is a necessary thread in the tapestry, that is critical for holding it all together. Maybe it is because I choose to use those moments to help others, knowing that the feeling of being alone can be far worse than the event it's self. I have to trust that the detour is part of the journey of my final destination. When tragedy strikes now, I resist the urge to ask God for mercy, knowing it is already there. I have to place my trust in my creator.
I know not everyone believes the same, whether it is Jesus, Allah, Buddah, or simply the universe, no harm is ever wished upon a living thing. Life is sacred, and too often we treat is as a disposable novelty that will always be there. We are to respect it, and live it, and love it every moment. Tomorrow is never promised to anyone, all we can hope for, is that it will be there, and better than today. I pray often, and see miracles, today my prayers are for you.....
