Friday Food is a little bit of food for your soul. A little something to feed your soul, to remind you that you are loved, that you are not alone and that there is hope. Friday Food is just a little something to encourage you along the way. Looking for more inspiration? View the entire Friday Food series here.
Welcome to Friday Food! A little bit of food for your soul…every Friday. For the next few months we are looking at “Downloads from Heaven”. In these “downloads” we are contemplating what it would be like if we got a message from God (however you understand God). We will be exploring messages from God about pain and suffering and healing and and blessing and love and peace other topics too! When you read these “downloads” you will notice that they are in quotes. This is to help you think from your heart NOT your head. Don’t get caught up in whether or not God, (however you understand God) actually said these things. Just let them speak to your heart. I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. Here is today’s download:
I Share Your Joy and Sorrow
“I share your joy and sorrow and I am with you to share in your joy and sorrow. I show you the way to peace and help you find the joy in all things. Do not despair. Because, I am always with you, helping you to discover just what you need at exactly the right time. Therefore, be true to what you know and continue to let me inform your beliefs and guide your actions. Do not worry if others don’t seem to get you. Be patient and I will bring you whatever you need whether it be supportive people, or peace or courage. Because everything you need to be your authentic self is very near. So, look for what you need, take it and use it. I love you.”
When we forget that our deepest desire for our self is also God’s desire for us, we get distracted from living our purpose, or to use an old religious term “our call.” And when we are distracted from living our purpose we are distracted from our joy and the presence of the Divine with us in joy and sorrow. Living your purpose doesn’t mean that there will not be sorry but it does help give meaning and purpose to the sorrow so that you can know the joy that comes after the sorrow. How do you work your way through the sorrow of life and into the joy of life. Let me hear your thoughts in the comments below. Or if you are interested in learning more about living your purpose feel free to leave me a message in the comments section.
beautiful. i like the connection you make between purpose and call. also the understanding that god’s presence doesn’t mean absence of sorrow but a friend and burden bearer within it.
I work through sorrow one moment at a time. slowly. no instant gratification in my experience. slow. and healing in the night, in sleep. recovery is slow too – a vulnerable time. also i know that the tears of others bathe my sorrow. tears accumulated for long long years. they bathe even as they invite my own heart tears to their ministry of grief.