Moments of Grace… Moments of Love and Healing by Evelyn Jo Lockert
We came into this world perfect… we grew up imperfect. How do we try to repair the damage?
Because we were born into a world of imperfection to imperfect parents who nurtured us, guided us, and led us into the world in a less-than-perfect way, though the only way they knew best, we have become the broken men and women that we are today. The years behind us have taught us that love isn’t always the main ingredient (at times, it is completely absent) in people’s ways of doing, thinking, and talking.
As we grew, we experienced rejection, selfishness, obsessions with wrong values, and the unloving ways of people close to us and of people around us. And so, grow up we did — taking in all of life’s imperfections, absorbing them, making them a part of our psyche, consciously or unconsciously.
As this unlearning process of fear and its gradual replacement by authentic love takes place, we also steadily, gradually, but inevitably grow out of our narcissistic love of self and begin to reach out in love to others, accepting and affirming them, unselfishly wishing the highest good for them. Blessed indeed are those who had parents, a friend, a counselor, and a loved one who were there to give total support in this unlearning-replacement process.
But even in the absence of caring parents, authentically loving friends, and an unconditionally loving spouse, there is One Who is with us at all times… a Friend, a Comforter, a Helper, and a Counselor. Our awareness of the Holy Spirit’s Divine Presence within us enables us to recognize our moments of grace.
As is the case when we tune in to a radio station, it is when we become fine-tuned to the Holy Spirit within us that we are able to receive and understand His messages very clearly. And as we get more and more finely tuned in, we begin to realize that each moment of our life is actually a moment of grace. For, isn’t life itself a gift — and if life is a gift, then all is a gift. We only need to constantly tune in to this ever-present, ever-true Helper in us so that we, too, may grow in authentic love.
How do we fine-tune in then?
To be continued…
Meditation: Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. – Romans 13:10
Jesus Loves You!
Also read:
- Wrong Conclusion
- Men in the Bible: the Men that Cover their Parent’s Shame
- The Ordinance of Firstfruits (5): Who Should You Give it to? (Cont’d)
- Our Father’s House
- Just Tell Me One Thing
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