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Today's
Meditation:
It's nice being confident that there's an ocean that
the water runs to. It brings a bit of order to our
life, a bit of confidence that we don't have to earn
through our own efforts. Faith, to me, means
relaxing and enjoying things because I know that they will
work out, because I know that no matter what I do, there's
no way that I can help that water get to the ocean any
faster-- nor is there any reason at all for doing so.
I really do tire of people who tell us that things aren't
working out because our faith isn't strong enough, as if
God's going to punish us because we haven't seen the ocean
yet. Those of us who know the ocean know the amazing
results of all those streams and rivers running downhill
for so many miles, but what of the people who never have
seen the ocean, who haven't yet experienced the results of
smaller things coming together to create a greater
whole? In no way is their lack of knowledge their
fault, just as a person who never has experienced
abundance may not have faith in the end of their poverty.
But I do know about brooks and oceans, so I can have faith
in small things working their way towards a greater
goal. I can have faith that my small effort will
combine with the small efforts of many other people to
contribute to the ocean of the results of such efforts,
helping to add to the love and compassion of the
world. I can have faith that the brook of my giving
will combine with the giving of others to reach an ocean
of giving which will provide for millions of people, not
just the few that I can reach myself.
I do have faith in my small effort, and I do have faith in
my love and compassion. I can give these things only
to the few people with whom I have contact, but my
faith tells me that there are many more people out there
giving much more than I, and our efforts together will
lead to beautiful results.
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