Tag: grief

  • a love prayer: testimony

    a love prayer: testimony

     

    A meditation on 1 Corinthians 13.

    Father God in the beautiful heavens above,

    I thank you for your mercy on my life that you would come to me at so young an age to do your work
    I see that you have always been preparing me through the many opportunities and the many trials you have given me at such a young age
    How could I have not seen your love in this world for all this time?
    What a blessing Lord that you have opened my eyes
    Thank you Jesus
    Thank you.
    I was blind but now I see
    Love is so painful sometimes when you see how wide it can be
    And when you see how much hurt it brings when it is missing

    So often I tried to create love when i did not know what it was
    I had not seen it since my mother died so many years ago
    When she left, all the people around me turned hard
    They looked at me and saw the things they did not forgive themselves for
    I felt guilty for them
    And I kept that guilt in my heart

    But, it was your love that told me it was time to heal
    You waited until I was ready to build a family
    Then you showed me the pain I had that I needed to heal before I could have one of my own
    Throughout you loved me
    Unconditionally.

    I never knew what love was until you loved me, Jesus
    Thank you is such a small word
    Now I understand why we follow you

    You want what is best for us so you teach us how to live
    You love us even when we make mistakes and must face the consequences of it
    You give us strength to overcome such that we may see the wisdom you are giving us for your purpose
    You prepare us for the tribulations that are inevitable for you have a path for each of us–
    Each of us that choose to believe it

    What a small price to pay for the blessing to walk with you
    The ultimate blessing
    I have known of god, but
    Now I see that you are God
    Because God is love
    You do not require us to do anything or be anybody
    You already love us for ourselves
    What a peace
    Indescribable to those who have never felt it

    I pray that as many souls as you choose
    will have the opportunity to have your blessing
    May you give me the words to share your good news to all

    Thank you for loving me
    unconditionally.

    Amen,
    -S

    Be more full of Love here with Baba Ram Dass’ lecture “Path of the Heart” (Rhinebeck, NY – July 1992)