Tue, Mar 17 2009

The real parallels of the universe

I had to reach into a safe place the other day to communicate with someone I've know for many years who suddenly challenged me and turned me away. They spoke angrily out of fear and panic, so I knew I had to keep my wits about me and meet their negative attitude with an attitude of calm support and a sure message that I cared about them. I still had to call them on their lack of caring and honesty, or I wouldn't have been honest myself. I made my way through it all with prayer. But I'm still having a lot of leftover emotional pain. I'm trying to remember that our toughest tasks remind us to keep going back to the safest place we know. In my case that would be the One who I believe created me and knows me best. I believe this Creator also knows the person who challenged me and knows them better than I do. Right now I'm realizing that sometimes all we humans get to do is care from a distance that we didn't choose.

I loathe the pain of conflict, but I love the way it drives me into the arms of the One who has all life's answers when I have none. The details of the situation are different from what I went through, but the sentiment is the same in this song. If you're unable to be there for someone, it's great to know that trusting God to take care of them is not settling for second best. He loves both of you above and beyond any human limitations. My path with my friend has been sidetracked into parallel paths for now, but I hope we're both traveling to the same place under the care of One who walks between us and holds both our hands.

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