Sunday, 03/02

This morning I had the delight to reconnect with Judy Grimes, a 'retired' Unity minister and our guest speaker at UGGR. Today, Judy's lesson gave me a different perspective of 'waiting.' I believe it is the same idea Rev. Jim shared with us on 'pauses'.

As we encourage Caren on her healing journey, we are all frustrated at times during the times of waiting, during the times of seeming inactivity, during the days of unscheduled therapies, when it appears that nothing is being accomplished. While logically we acknowledge that sleep and rest are vital to Caren's well-being, filling in the blank times with meaningful explanations seems somewhat trivial.

Our 'aha' moment comes when we see the beauty of the space between, that pause before the next step, the threshold to greater awareness and accomplishment. Judy calls this space 'liminality.' It is not meant to be a time of anxiety.

“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.”

In 'Grace for the Journey', by Beverly and George Thompson, we are invited to " to see transitional times as an opportunity to develop deeper spiritual awareness of God’s call on [our] life—a call that opens up fresh potential even as it calls us to consider what familiar things may need to change."

Thank you for your continued love and support, for your affirmative prayers as Caren explores these transitional changes. Thank you for your love and prayers, for that extra measure of grace that manifests as peace and harmony in Caren's heart, in the hearts of all of us, as we evolve through this concept of liminality - "betwixt and between."

Jehovah El Emeth