God
Questions
“Where
is God in all of this?”
Caroline
Myss
I just
listened to Caroline’s latest video message, “We are each other’s
caregivers.” In it she speaks to the cosmic goings on of this moment—the pandemic,
the fires, the storms, and floods. About the political unrest and social upheaval.
She points out the questions we ask about God’s intervention, such as, “How can
a benevolent God allow this to happen?” What we seem to leave out is ourselves
as co-creators. She calls such supplications the prayers of the archetypal
child within each of us—the one who wants a super-hero god to swoop down and
right the wrongs of our current situation. Of course, divine energy doesn’t
work that way.
The
only solution to this is to weave ourselves back into the whole of life and
understand that the whole of life—with all its crises and joys—is woven into
us. We are part of, not somehow separate from, all that is happening within and
around us. Myss calls this “an era of transformation” and not something
that is simply happening in this moment. We have been building toward this
current state for a long time. And furthermore, the crises that we are facing
cannot be solved as individuals but require all of us working together.
She
speaks about the role of prayer in this era of transformation. That our
supplications should not be for external intervention, but for internal
strength and surefootedness. Our prayers must be to fortify ourselves; to enable
us to face the difficulties our choices have created without becoming part of the
darkness ourselves. Our prayers might sound less like, “Help me get out of this,”
and more like, “Protect me from my own rage,” or “Give me the grace to see the
truth here,” or, “Don’t let my arrogance lead me into darkness.” In other
words, our prayers should form a firewall between us and all the lies and
misinformation that are spewing all around us and within us.
As
co-creators, we are responsible for the choices we make that impact our lives
and the lives of others. What we see right now is the result of past choices.
What our future will look like depends upon the choices we make today and going
forward. Withdrawing from the temptation to place blame is step one. Step two, understanding
the urgent need for each of us to consider all of us in our decision making. Not
just the human world, certainly not just ourselves, but the entirety of
creation. Angels are here to guide us—that is their job—but we are the ones who
must choose.
Here is
a prayer for today: “Thank you for my life, and for being born into this
time. Help me to see the truth of whatever situations confront me today and
guide my choices.” Then grab your angel’s hand and go!
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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