I woke up this morning with a Christian song running through my mind which is not surprising since I was raised a Christian. The surprising thing is that it would occur at a time when I have lost my faith in God. I actually didn't realize how deeply this loss was until this morning when I was talking to my wife about deeper things.
It happened approximately 7 years ago or maybe longer. I was living a life that I thought would please God. Not a Christian life, I had given up on being a Christian long before that. I no longer felt that Christianity was my way. Anyway, I had tried everything to stay alive financially and this was not a bad time for our country, it seemed like it was just bad for me.
I felt abandoned by God even though at that time I was not able to admit that to myself. So, I asked my son Noel for help. He generously offered to let me come and live with him in California. I couldn't ask for a kinder more generous son. I went out there and after a few months my wife joined us and he rented a house for us.
Now, this morning, I realized how truly abandoned I felt, way back then. Obviously, I felt truly taken care of by Noel, and was even prouder of him than I already was, but God was a different story. Now, this morning, having gone through a very stressful 2 months, I woke up with a sunday school song running through my mind. I still didn't get it.
Then, after my meditation program, I finally got it. "Be still and know that I am God". Long ago, God was lonely, sitting up in heaven all by himself. He said to himself, "I am one, I will become many", (so I don't feel so lonely) and I am one of those many. And you are too.
We are all sparks of the divine fire. Inside, we are all infinite, we are all God. Obviously, sometimes we are not aware of it and we certainly don't always act like it, but, we are God. For most of us, most of the time, thats quite a stretch, but if we are still, very quiet, we will sometimes feel that greatness, that infiniteness, and feel reassured, that yes, we are God and we will no longer feel afraid or lonely. Happy searching to all of us. Gary Liese