Thanksgiving Tribute to Trust

When folks refer to me as a person full of faith I often respond, “same to you”. Many are appalled that I see in them what they see in me- the seed of faith, of resilience, of trust in a power that lays latent in the feeble as well as the stalwart waiting to grow and produce its harvest- abundantly, whatever that is for each soul. That was not always the case. I shrugged many compliments and shyly accepted the ones that made my soul smile within and with a roaring laugh that kept me grounded. Many times too, I ridiculed my soul when it prompted me to see God in everyone, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscientient; worst of all I curtailed soul when it engaged me to accept my Godself and trust my insight.

The inner knowingness that life situations are not handed down in isolation and that the strength to triumph through life is available to each as needed, not always as wanted or expected makes the difference is what guided me to see God in all of creation. Not acknowledging or embracing one’s full potential does not reduce that availability.

Accepting life’s attitude mingled with my attitude and aptitude and dare I say grand imagination of intelligent grandiose I admit that it is determination to be what I can still be keeps me steadfast and Life does the wonders that I always dream and vision as God’s possibility using me. That in and of it self was what God had in mind the whole time, gently using everyone to water faith and lift wilted spirits. I had to trust that is was so even when precarious conditions cast their spell of degrading faith, dignity, divinity and integrity. I can continue to walk the walk, talk the talk, walk the talk, talk the walk and let Life reveal its authenticity with diligence