“Surprise! Surprise! God is a surprise! Open up your eyes
and see!”…the chorus of a song, my sister loved to play and sing along with.
This week… Christmas week…there were no pennies… turning up
and surprising me in unlikely locations. ..Perhaps, I did not see! …
I was preoccupied
with a pain in my left arm (no it was not a heart attack. I ruled that out
quickly. No time for a massage therapist either). I complained to my husband at
least twice a day, took an anti inflammatory, meditated about it, and even
offered up my suffering for someone I loved.
The pain… to me!… was
extreme, and it’s torture, as it lessened and gained strength throughout the day and night, reminded
me of my vulnerability, and the little control I had over this pain. I
tried to figure out what happened. Did I hit the door frame when I entered or
exited the room…this often happens, when I think I am so rushed for time, and try to cut corners...literally! Did I pick up
too many heavy objects? The blame game
even entered the picture…my husband, in trying to alleviate the pain, must have
worsened it. I tried to pray every time
I would look for an explanation, rather than ruminate over the cause…not too successful!
Another of my sisters had given me a daily reading book titled,
“God Calling”. Although I sometimes miss a day, (the cutting corners problem
again), I always find the reading so appropriate to what is going on in my
life. Allow me to quote one of the 3 paragraphs of the Dec 21st
reading titled “Smile indulgently.”
“Children, take every moment as of My planning and ordering.
Remember your Master is the Lord of the day’s little happenings. In all the
small things yield to My gentle pressure on your arm. Stay or go, as that
pressure, Love’s pressure indicates.”
“Gentle pressure on your arm.” I did smile indulgently… and laugh at the
irony of gentle pressure versus excruciating pain. It reminded me of Tevya in
the show “Fiddler on the Roof”…After bearing many burdens he says, “Lord, if this
is how you treat your faithful servants, no wonder you have so few.”
The severe pain left
that day! It changed to “gentle pressure.”
My heart was changed that day also, as I developed a deep
compassion for those who suffer pain, short or long term.
“Gentle pressure!”…A sign of God’s benevolence!
Surprise! Surprise!
See you next time...God willing! God bless!
See you next time...God willing! God bless!
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