Scripture: Psalm 115:15
May you be blessed by the Lord, hospital
the Maker of heaven and earth.

Thought for the Day: Even in the darkest of times, health when we might be most unaware of God’s presence, advice God’s blessings flow to and through us all the time. Part of our spiritual journey is a journey of awakening to a greater sense of reality, a more complete reality than the one that only sees, hears, touches, tastes and smells this material world.

There is mystery and wonder to the universe, and that mystery and wonder created us as perfect, loving, merciful beings. But somewhere along our evolutionary journey, we lost our way. Perhaps we have fallen asleep, no longer conscious of our true nature, our God-like, Christ-like, Buddha-like, Krishna-like, enlightened-being-like nature of love, a nature of unity with each other and all of reality. WE ARE ALL ONE, all of us with every person and every thing. We are one.

As violence and hatred surround us, we must be very careful to remain focused and centered on God, who keeps us calm in the storm, and gives us the strength to confront the face of evil with a heart of love. I know it seems contrary to logic, because for so long humans have responded to violence with more violence. But this cycle simply must end, and we must end it. Violence must be met with compassion and love, or this entire human experiment will be over in a nuclear flash. The funny (and also disappointing) thing is, the faster we learn this lesson, the faster we’ll actually have a peaceful planet, where nobody goes hungry, nobody goes without shelter, and nobody lives in fear.

I mean, seriously people, haven’t we lived in fear long enough?

Prayer: Shake me into consciousness, God of all consciousness! I’m tired of sleeping in the world of violence. Awaken me to your world of love, and send me forth as a beacon of hope in a world that mistakenly thinks it’s hopeless. Amen.