For your consideration…….
I have sat and meditated on this message for a couple of hours now. I am hesitant because I feel like we have had it before. It came in a Madonna song. I am not a Madonna fan and I feel like I have written that before. But I will not be released from this song until I write the message. If indeed I have gotten this song for a message before, we have one of two things happening. Either the message needs to be repeated or the message is focused on a different part of the song. So, bear with me as I share today’s message.
“Like A Prayer” by Madonna
Life is a mystery,
Everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like home
When you call my name it’s like a little prayer
I’m down on my knees, I wanna take you there
In the midnight hour I can feel your power
Just like a prayer you know I’ll take you there
I hear your voice, it’s like an angel sighing
I have no choice, I hear your voice
Feels like flying
I close my eyes, Oh God I think I’m falling
Out of the sky, I close my eyes
Heaven help me
Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone
I hear you call my name
And it feels like…
(Just like a prayer, I’ll take you there
It’s like a dream to me)
Life is a mystery. It’s our life journey figuring it out. Within the last couple of days we had a message about “help”, accepting and giving…..interacting. We are all different on the degrees to which we do this and what is the right balance for us.
Today’s message is about not being complacent or frankly…..lazy and always following along with everyone else. When the voice inside us tells us “we need stand alone” or something is not right, it is time for us to separate from the pact and follow that voice. When we just know, like we know, like we know that something is not right (at least for us) we need to honor that knowing and disengage and follow our own direction.
We may or may not know why. It may be that the whole situation is not right or that it is just not right for us. We don’t have to understand it all. We don’t need to and shouldn’t judge others. We simply need to follow our inner voice, our inner knowing, our instinct, our own moral fiber, our own conscience, our love, our passion, our dreams, our own life mystery. We recognize it….”It feels like home.”
That is the HOPE. And so it is.
Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take……
-Meditate/pray….learn to recognize and communicate easily with your authentic self.
-Drink lots of water.
-Get outdoors and take in at least 10 deep breaths. Remember they do not have to be all at once. Take a few each time you step outside.
-Remember breath is our reset button. One or two deep breaths whenever we need to calm ourselves is an invaluable tool from our life tool box.
What made me smile yesterday…..
-Breakfast with Ginger, Jody, Bob and Patty.
-Errands….albeit not so successful. It is the attempt that counts.
-Lounging and chilling around the house with my friend.
-Good catch ups with Dianne, Alex, Lori. I feel so good about where they are in their lives.
Love, Blessings and Gratitude,
Rev. Chris
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