I just tossed an entire book into the recycle bin. So much for that prayerful meditation.
I opened a prayer book to a random page – and it landed on a prayer for “emotional distress.”
And the line that pissed me off was this:
“I know that to be disturbed by about one’s life and affairs, even for an instant, is not to trust the Divine Love that is gifted to me daily by God Source.”
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Instant shame and using trust as a manipulation tool. Another subtle message of, “You are doing it wrong.”
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To leave no room for discomfort or suffering is NOT LOVE.
๐ Let’s rewrite this:
I know that to be disturbed about one’s life and affairs – is so human. There truly are difficult experiences and seasons, and I know, Divine Love, that you hold me gently, tenderly, softly, even in difficult times. I know that you hold the pains I experience as lovingly as you hold my radiant joy. Thank you, God Source, for your presence in my life exactly as I am.
Shame induces performance and contrived behavior. Nothing pure – only manipulated and untrue. Compassion allows for rest and nervous system regulation, allowing the defeated spirit within to regenerate and eventually make space for genuine creativity.
