In this meditation, I have used Nan
Merrill’s interpretation of Psalm 73 in Psalms for Praying.
How easy it is to get caught up in
our own fears when storms hit and we would like our lives to go a different
way. As I write this I am facing my daughter’s upcoming double
mastectomy. Upon hearing this news a month ago I was pulled into old but
familiar thought patterns. I imagined all the worst things. I began
to spiral downward . . . the boat was sinking. I was with the
psalmist in Psalm 73 as he tried to understand what seemed beyond his
comprehension, until I went into the sanctuary of God or, as Nan Merrill
calls it, “the silence of God.”
My “Saving Grace” is to enter
into “the silence” through my vehicle of choice, Centering Prayer. When
I can get past my own swirling thoughts and into this Silence my fear is
transformed into trust and I can begin to see in a different way. Being in
community with others who have chosen this path has helped support me
enormously.
When we journey into the Mystery at
our core we encounter Love which is always there giving us strength and new understandings.
We can then say, “Peace! Be still!” and move forward trusting in that Divine
strength and love to help us face whatever comes.
— Brenda Peterson
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