Discovery or Rediscovery?
“Unless you change and become like children,
you will never understand the kingdom of God.”
--From Matthew’s gospel (18:3)
It’s Thursday and I think it would be good to spend a couple of minutes with Morrie Schwartz and Mitch Albom. Recently I was a part of a big book signing event in which Mitch was a featured author; it was a fun day! Today, an excerpt from Tuesday’s With Morrie. Meditate on these words that a dying Morrie Schwartz shares with us through Mitch:
“Mitch, it’s funny,” Morrie said. “I’m an independent person,
so my inclination was to fight being dependent on others. I felt a little ashamed; because our culture tells us we should be ashamed if we are dependent. Forget what culture says…
We all yearn in some way to return to those days
when we were completely taken care of – unconditional love,
unconditional attention. Most of us didn’t get enough.”
Discovering the dependent part of our lives is important. Naming it, claiming it and allowing the “child within” to be loved and nurtured is a good thing. When we are “at home” with dependency, when we can enjoy it, then we can find ourselves nearer to the kingdom of God.
A prayer for today: In my quest for independence, help me to claim my total dependence on you, O God. Amen.
Ben Keckler
06.12.08
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