REJECTION REFLECTION
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
I am writing this reflection on Thursday, January 5. We are experiencing the winter storm called Grayson. It is cold - snowing with blistering winds and the weather guys are calling this weather phenomenon, Bombogenesis. And right now I am feeling rejected by “mother-nature” because I am a warm-weather person!
Nature in our eyes is full of imperfections. So are we as human beings. Perfection is a fantasy. Through experience we learn our faults and flaws, and that others have faults and flaws too. Not everything can be corrected and desiring to do so is a flaw in itself. But the opposite of rejection is acceptance. So as I sit here in front of my fireplace with heat and electricity and plenty of food/drink, I feel very warm, safe, fortunate and loved. I feel accepted.
It is through Faith, even through the blasts of rejection, that we learn that God supplies all our needs if we are willing to turn to Him, listen to Him, and absorb His Love. So now as I sit here in quiet meditation watching the blizzard swirl outside, I feel comfortably aglow surrounded by a light and the Grace of God. Maybe we can accept others and ourselves when we come to realize that winter, too, has a beauty of its own.
Sylvia Wadsworth
“Young man, the secret of my success is that at an early age I discovered I was not God.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
I am writing this reflection on Thursday, January 5. We are experiencing the winter storm called Grayson. It is cold - snowing with blistering winds and the weather guys are calling this weather phenomenon, Bombogenesis. And right now I am feeling rejected by “mother-nature” because I am a warm-weather person!
Nature in our eyes is full of imperfections. So are we as human beings. Perfection is a fantasy. Through experience we learn our faults and flaws, and that others have faults and flaws too. Not everything can be corrected and desiring to do so is a flaw in itself. But the opposite of rejection is acceptance. So as I sit here in front of my fireplace with heat and electricity and plenty of food/drink, I feel very warm, safe, fortunate and loved. I feel accepted.
It is through Faith, even through the blasts of rejection, that we learn that God supplies all our needs if we are willing to turn to Him, listen to Him, and absorb His Love. So now as I sit here in quiet meditation watching the blizzard swirl outside, I feel comfortably aglow surrounded by a light and the Grace of God. Maybe we can accept others and ourselves when we come to realize that winter, too, has a beauty of its own.
Sylvia Wadsworth
“Young man, the secret of my success is that at an early age I discovered I was not God.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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