40 Days of Letting Go, Letting God
From Release to Embrace
Rule 6
“Loneliness and solitude are two different things. When you are lonely, it is easy to delude yourself into believing that you are on the right path. Isolation is better for us, as it means being alone without feeling lonely. But eventually, it is best to find a person who will be your mirror. Remember only in another person’s heart can you truly see yourself and the Presence of God within you.”*
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Today’s affirmation:I release the weight of limitation and soar
beyond every obstacle with confidence and grace.
What really spoke to me today was a part of Rule N6: But eventually, it is best to find a person who will be your mirror. Remember only in another person’s heart can you truly see yourself and the Presence of God within you.
For me the above does not refer to intimate-love-relationships with a lover. It is about have relationships with other people in general. I believe that everyone we form a relationship with will be our mirror. Sometimes, this mirror shows us aspects of ourselves that is painful to see. Still, if we are willing to keep on looking into it, we are able to become aware of the limitations that this mirror shows us, elements of our personality that block us from receiving God’s ever present Loving for us. As soon as we realise what the blockage is, we can release and let it go.
Some other time, we form relationships with people who remind us how great we are. Not remembering our own goodness and uniqueness is also a limitation that we probably picked up in our childhood. These relationships are the sweetest because we can bask in God’s Loving through the eye of another.
The most important relationship, however, we can have with with God. It may sound strange but the only way to form a relationship with the Divine Presence is through Loving ourselves. As we form a humble, intimate, kind, and loving relationship with ourselves, the more we are able to feel God’s Loving Care for us.
What did you discover by contemplation on this rule and Lent reading?
in Loving and with many Blessings,
Rev Kudlik
Please note that though I may use ‘him’ or ‘his’ pronouns to talk about God/the Divine, it is only because the English language does not have a gender neutral pronoun. They sounds odd to me to use and it sounds lifeless.