Coincidence - I don't believe in this as a principal. We may mis-ascribe the meaning to seemingly random events, to happenstance, but I find meaning in everything that occurs in my life, even when at the time, I cannot imagine what meaning there could possibly be in particularly hurtful events.
By being open to the possibility that there is something to be learned, some meaning inherent, I never fail to see it in time. It requires trust in a power greater than myself. Often, in the most painful of circumstances I have said to God, "I cannot imagine what good can come from this hurtful experience. I can't fathom its purpose but I know you have a only good planned for me. So I trust that this is somehow for my benefit though I can't see it right now. I trust you and supplicate myself before you."
It is never long after I do this that I obtain an answer. I find the meaning and indeed, the reward exceeds the suffering. In this I am never disappointed. My higher power never disappoints, abandons or inflicts harm for harm's sake.
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