Journey of Awareness
“Answer me when I call, O God of my right!
Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.
I will both lie down and sleep in peace;
For you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety. ”
--Psalm 4: 1, 8
One of the great journeys, maybe the greatest journey, we make is the journey of awareness. Hundreds and hundreds of writers have penned words to help us make the journey. Today's verses tell us of a person who is able to sleep peacefully, who is able to feel safety. These qualities hint that there is a measure of self-acceptance, a measure of awareness.
Regularly, I receive e-mails here at work or on my home computer from friends voicing their reactions to this unstable world. Times like these push us to remember who and whose we are. A very helpful book for making the journey is James McMahon’s, Radical Self-Acceptance. The book pushes the reader to work on significant aspects of life so that the “finished product” radiates qualities of joy, compassion and peace.
I am discovering that when the surrounding culture is filled with chaos, it is important to journey inward. Inward is the one area where I do have some ability to grow/change/become. As I do this, I find myself in a deepening relationship with a big, big universe. When I have that feeling, I can sleep in peace and lie down in safety. Have a good, good day!
A prayer: God of my journey, empower me on my journey through difficult times. Amen.
Ben Keckler
03.19.08
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