Reading again this week some articles and books on grief; strangely they’re not sad! Seeing grief as a gift is helpful. Receiving it, as potentially transforming! Grief as opportunity, as a unique tabernacle or place of meeting, interest me. The older you get, the more that grief becomes part of your spirituality. Here’s one little quote
On the gift of grief:
“Grief can become a useful blindness, leading to greater trust. Eventually, we will see, but while we don’t is the space to develop true faith. It’s easy to trust when you see. It’s harder when blind. Grief brings with it, blindness. Blindness has the potential to birth a deeper trust.”
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Another monk, on hearing God’s Voice:
The kindest voice you hear, that is God’s. Listen for the tone of Love. Shut your ears to the roaring of other voices, and stop and listen only to that one whispering your true name in Love. That’s the conversation you want to be in.
The Father’s love for His Son, is the place to find His Voice—get caught up in that conversation. You are included in The Father’s Heart towards His Son. We, too are the beloved.