This weekend presents a further opportunity for caregivers to share with each other. May God be with you each and every day as you share your love with those in need.
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3 responses to “Day 266-268 – Open Forum”
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Further reflections on the Journal meditation, “Why Do We Thirst” and “Undying Hope.”
I realize that staying in my head and reciting others wisdom…can feel rather empty at times and not particularly helpful.
There is no doubt about it. Aging is difficult because we experience many losses along the way…of our youthful appearance, of incredible stamina, energy, power, and optimism. Perhaps, even some unrealized dreams. My hope is that I can age gracefully. For me this means learning, to ever so gently, let go and release, all that is precious to me, and in my yearnings, what I am so desperate to hold on to so tightly. This I believe is the shared pain of our humanity. (I so love those images from a previous mediation on shared pain.)
Through all our turnings, moments of hours, days, months, swirling into a blur of years, leaves me needing to pause. I can’t help but wonder if beneath it all there is really something quite wonderful. To age gracefully in acceptance of the evolving, changing world without me by grounding myself within in steadfast Love, this is the invisible gift offered us.
The pause is so necessary to honor, acknowledge, and reaffirm our goodness. To release our pain, for the only thing that is real, and will remain, is our Love.
A Prayer of Thomas Merton’s
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
And the fact that I think I am following
your will does not mean that I am
actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please
you does in fact please you.
And I hope that I have that desire in all
that I am doing.
And I know that if I do this, you
will lead me by the right road
though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always
though I may seem to be lost
and in the shadow of death, I will
not fear, for you are ever with me
and you will never leave me
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I really do relate to the anatomy of hope. I have been blessed with a mother who, despite some real tragedy in her life, has never spent a day depressed, or angry about it. She is religious, and has faced life with a lot of tenacity. Right now, she requires more caregiving from us, and I am happy and able to provide her with some time. It is limited what time I can spend. But, when we are waiting for a doctor appointment, she has me laughing and reimeniscing about your lives. Thanks goodness I have her at the age of 91, almost 92. Her attitude toward others in need really influenced my decision to be a nurse. Thank you for this open forum, and thank you Mom…
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A response to the “Dragon of Abandonment”: In a passage from one of the readings for today from Zechariah, God speaks to the people saying, “I am coming to dwell among you…” We have only this present moment and everything is so ordinary. For us where is God coming to us in the very very ordinary today? What person will say a word we need to hear from God? Or what surprise will bring a smile? Or what usual activity which we cherish each day is God’s way of renewing us.
Recently, I learned of a wonderful senior storyteller friend who has just been diagnosed with Lou Gherig’s disease. Tonight he has planned an ALS benefit, gathering musicians, storytellers and other artists in Pasadena. I can’t understand why someone so gracious and giving meets this type of journey in life. Yet, somehow God is coming to him in this space.
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