Right Place, Right Time II
From the news:
Woman Walks Away From Home Wrecked By Explosion
The 73-year-old woman says she was preparing some food in her western New York home yesterday when she dropped a spoon on the floor of her kitchen. When she bent down, her house exploded.Rarely do we see the connection between annoyances (dropping a spoon) and the benefit that we ultimately enjoy as a result (being alive). Most of the time we never see the connection, either because the cause and effect are distant in time, or they are not humanely perceivable.
The explosion leveled her home in the town of Sodus (SOH'-dus), east of Rochester.
Fire officials say because Horton was bending down when the explosion occurred, the kitchen sink and counter top helped keep debris from hitting her.
King David, in Psalm 136, exalts G-d "who alone performs great wonders". Besides being the only one who performs the miracles, sometimes G-d "alone" knows there was a miracle that happened. I just couldn't find my keys this morning. I go around upset that I got to work late. G-d is going around laughing that another car accident was avoided.
My ability to accept annoyances without anger comes from my realization that I will always be at the right place at the right time.
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Sometimes I feel like it is easy for me to have a wonderfull relationship with G-d. My life is going just like I want it to, Work is good, my relationships are good, and the connection is to G-d is second nature. Other times work is tuff, I am stuggeling with some relationships and I need to fight myself and my natural way of thinking in order to keep my relationship and trust in G-d. I told a sponsee this the other day and now I am telling it to myself. On the days that it is hard to pray because you dont belive that it will work. Pray for the willingness.
This is a great story. Over the past few years, especially this past year, i have been working very hard at remembering; more than remembering, but developing a true belief that "G-d IS everything". I say it all the time but 10 years later i am still working on belief. My serenity is directly proportionate to my ability to believe this.
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