Whenever we feel lost, or insane, or afraid, all we have to do is ask for His help. The help might not come in the form we expected, or even thought we desired, but it will come, and we will recognize it by how we feel. In spite of everything, we will feel at peace.
In the Holy Relationship, it’s understood that we all have unhealed places, and that healing is the purpose of our being with another person. We don’t hide our weaknesses, but rather we understand that the relationship is a context for healing through mutual forgiveness.
David stood up and said: Sorry Lichtenstein, but I am not here to change the world. I am changing the world because I am here.
It’s like avoidance behavior in therapy – wanting to share the gossip but not wanting to deal with the real, more painful issues. Of course we want to avoid the pain. But by doing so, we inevitably cause more of it.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.