What Do You Know For Sure?

For your consideration……

“What do you know for sure?” Again today, we are given a question….a task? We are to answer that question.

If you are like me, that question will lead to a zillion others. Every time I come up with something and try to take it down to the root I get more would get more questions. One of the key things for me always came down to another question, “Does it last?” It made sense to me that if it is a “for sure”, then surely it must be durable enough to stand the test of time.

Ultimately, for me, it all boiled down to energy. And as I sit with that, the energy that lasts is love and hate. Can this be? Are they equal? The answer that came back to me is, “no.” I am thinking to narrowly. Indeed love and hate can endure and cross over into our next life but that is where it is corrected. While hate can be carried into heaven, it is corrected there. It is healed there. Rarely, if it is not correctable, if it can stand up to love, then God will destroy it.

So for me it comes down to love. Love is the only thing that is for sure. It is the only thing that endures in this life and throughout lifetimes. It endures on heaven and earth.

Somewhere down deep we all must know this. We are born with it in our life tool box. All to often, however, the lure of power and control overshadows it. Why else are women and motherhood minimized? Why else do countries fight when the peoples of each do not hate each other? Why else do governments continue to ignore the will of their peoples and do as they like? Why else is there bullying? Why else is there is there violence? etc…..etc….etc.

Love is confident. It does not need to control. It has the power to stand on its own. It is the only thing I could come up with that I know for sure, at least for now. I am sure I will continue to ask the question throughout the day….and then periodically after that. And maybe that is the purpose of the task today. Maybe we need to remind ourselves and make the tough choices and stand up for what we know for sure.

Each of us are asked to answer question, “What do I know for sure?” Follow the threads until you get to the roots.

That is the HOPE. And so it is.

Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take……

-Meditate/pray…..listen to your authentic self. Where does it want to lead you today? How does it answer the question put to us today?

-Drink lots of water.

-Get outdoors and take in at least 10 deep breaths.

-Live your answer. Be your for sure.

What made me smile yesterday…..

-I think I have come up with a solution on how I can craft my cards while at Stillwater. I have often wished I had had a way to craft them while I am here just because I like to do it and I feel so creative at Stillwater. So I spent some time putting together a work kit and we will see how it goes.

-A fast trip to Stillwater because I was talking to my one of my oldest friends, Jodie. And…..yeah…..she committed to coming for a visit this summer.

-Jackie and her family had a great trip today. The little things can be so big. It is good to be reminded of that sometimes.

-I finally heard from Alex. I was still laughing when I went to bed. I honestly do not think she knows how funny her blunt and honest perception is sometimes. I admit I don’t always get it but when I do, it is always enlightening to see things through her eyes.

Love, Blessings and Gratitude,

Rev. Chris