I have a lot of faith.
But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I
remembered something Father Tom had told me--that the opposite of faith is not
doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing
the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some
light returns. [Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further
Thoughts on Faith]
I try to live simply and mostly manage to DO so, but no
matter how low the common denominator, my Life still gets messy. A lot.
And it can also get rather dark. Quickly. I am pretty much
always well aware of this, and sometimes I even see where I CHOSE this, but
lately I’ve been thinking I may have got this all cornfuzzled.
Life’s BEing messy and those feelings that come wearing coats
of emptiness and pain are the point though. When I get to that sort of place
Now I’ve found a new perspective. I Now see that faith, in what are oftentimes hideous
circumstances, is remarkable and encouraging.
I do not understand
the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave
us where it found us. [Anne Lamott]
In the end that’s all you need to know.
I love you, Currie
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