So much on our minds. So many people afraid. I tend to close myself off and stay very involved in my own affairs… Running my nonprofit, being an artist and healing from disability. However fear about what's going on in our city, our state, our country and our world started seeping in from family members and acquaintances. Thank God I went to Center For Spiritual Living on Sunday and heard Rev. Jackie started a series of talks about miracles. This I want to share with you.
Whether we receive miracles or not is based on our beliefs. To build our beliefs we can change our thoughts. Miracles can be counted on as everyday occurrences. They are not only possible. They are probable. The goal of this series is to normalize miracles in our lives.
We can get one big world miracle from all of us believing in small miracles. I'm talking about world peace. When enough of us expect this, things will change.
Rev. Jackie mentioned the Berlin wall as an example. That was not one person's doing. That was a lot of people's expectation of a miracle.
I've seen things change in my lifetime of 54 years and change for the better. I protested the war in Vietnam. It ended. I walked through the litter in our streets on earth day. Our streets are clean. In my own personal life I used to keep a book of signs, miracles and wonders. They were a daily occurrence… More so when I paid attention to them. I've received miraculous healing from kidney disease and from skin cancer.
Miracles are natural. After hearing this talk I followed the Rev. Jackie's advice and woke up thankful for a change. " I'm alive, excited and looking forward to what is going to happen today," were the words she suggested we use. For the couple of days I followed this advice, I did receive a day full of miracles… Nothing huge, just everything going my way. After a couple of days I forgot, which is why am writing this! Sharing it with you will help me to remember.
For those of us who've had muscles, joints or bones that don't work, walking can be a miracle. When she said this my ears perked up. Last winter I had to use a scooter every time I went to Wal-Mart or Costco. I certainly couldn't go for walks. Most of this winter I have been able to walk over ½ mile and often have walked through my shopping.
She said the Biblical example of Jesus' healing the withered hand came from his seeing the possibility rather than what was. What if instead of watching the news we decided to just know that our streets are peaceful. I have no doubt they would become peaceful.
Having trained as a journalist, I can say with certainty that we're shown what is wrong, not what is right. What if we only listened to and watched information that built up positive beliefs in our minds?
So many people are asking themselves these days, " Why am I here?" Rev. Jackie's answer was, " To be the place where miracles happen every moment."
Why not recognize when you are the miracle in someone else's life and when someone else provides a place for a miracle in yours? And replace the word coincidence with miracle.
I'll close with my miracle for today. I woke up with muscle spasms in my upper back. I tried using a tennis ball to work them out but made them worse. I could barely move my upper body which was very disappointing because I wanted to paint today. I decided to paint anyway. While I was painting I had no pain but a few minutes after I finished I was yelling in agony every time I moved. I desperately needed to get through a list of chores today in preparation for help that is coming tomorrow. I couldn't physically do a thing about it, though, so I sat on the sofa with ice packs, ate my lunch and watched TV.
My prayer today was that time would be expanded so that I could fit everything in (ever had this magical experience?). Even though I actually lost time with my tennis balls and ice pack, I was able to get everything done, once I decided to try moving around again. Here I am at the end of my day, looking back on how I felt and what I did and realizing this day was nothing short of a miracle.
See the possibilities and expect days full of miracles! Blessings.
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