Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Worth the Wait




  Is it worth the wait? Always a judgment call, I have found. When the child is learning to walk, the endless falls do not disturb it or its parents from waiting for the stream of steps that eventually come. For others, this is definitely not a priority. For the neophyte bike rider, the multiple pushes and stabilizing coastings point to someone whose practices put him in eventual control of his bicycle. Another person may just want to jump into a car and take off.

To watch a mind heal... 

To watch a mind heal, however, a mind that has been torn to pieces through loss, disappointment or destruction and yet begins to draw itself together to thoughtfulness, to putting one thought before another, to seeking sense and order in its ministrations… this is worth the wait. To watch a brain, soggy with the mists of broken thoughts and drowning doubts become quiet enough to allow its natural order to resume a holy place in its daily activities… this is worth the wait.

Our healing efforts... are always worth the wait...

These are always worth the wait because they are often the kinds of disturbances and disorders that we, ourselves, must combat. We cannot be certain that our lives will be seamless and smooth, without tears or deep dismay, and so it will often be we who make the inner journey back to harmony and peace at whatever the cost. If we are fortunate there will be those who will walk with us and perhaps pray with us. They will discover… as well as we… that all our healing efforts… are always worth the wait.


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