40 Days of Letting Go, Letting God
From Release to Embrace
Rule 26
“The universe is one being. Everything and everyone is interconnected through an invisible web of stories. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all in a silent conversation. Do no harm — practice compassion. And do not gossip behind anyone’s back — not even a seemingly innocent remark! The words that come out of our mouths do not vanish but are perpetually stored in infinite space and they will come back to us in due time. One man’s pain will hurt us all. One man’s joy will make everyone smile.”*
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Today, we are releasing FEAR and embracing FAITH.
Our Lent Booklet invites us today to release fear which is the ultimate iron door between us and God’s Loving Embrace.
Jesus Walks on the Water
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.
27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
29 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” Matt 14:22-31 Source
In this parable, we learn about the difference between Love and Fear. Peter falls because he gets scared of the wind. Peter’s action represents a part of our consciousness who is like a fawn; it gets scared of the slightest of wind. At the beginning, as Peter gets out of the boat, he confidently walks on water. This deed represents a part of our consciousness – sometimes called the higher self – who is in constant connection with Spirit, who is in Faith and complete Trust with the Divine.
When we focus into fear – we watch the news that scares us or listen to others’ worries and moaning – we are prone to fall. As long as, we focus into the Loving, into the Divine Presence, we ‘can walk on water’: Life becomes like shimmering water and we can walk on it with ease-and-grace.
Today we affirm: I have faith in the power that is vested in me.
Note : My writing is based on the book “40 Rules of Love” by by Elif Shafak (See more about the book here (click) ( and The Lent booklet by Unity.org
Personally, I think it is important to find the True meaning behind the word ‘LOVE’, understand it and experience it as a Spiritual Quality inherently within us.
I am going to walk this 40-day Lenten journey contemplating on the True meaning of Love, Divine Love, Spiritual Love for me by experimenting with the 40 rules and quotes from the Lent Booklet. Every day, between
the 14th of February and the 28th of March 2024,
I will post a ‘rule’ from the book ’40 rules of Love’ and an a release idea from the book ’40 days of Let go, Let God – Lent 2024′ by Unity.org. Then, we will contemplate on it and share about it in the UNITY EUROPE Facebook Group (CLICK HERE).
Download the LENT BOOKLET @this link 2024 Lent English
Let’s walk this journey together!
Join me by …
either reading the daily blogposts I create – SEE THEM HERE (CLICK) – or joining the FACEBOOK GROUP (CLICK) where I am going to share my writings and daily contemplative questions. I will also post a short video/audio material on the daily posts. (click on the buttons below to join)
