November 3rd - Enjoying "We"

The story...

Those Amber-Vision glasses were great.  The tinted lenses seemed to make the environment: clearer, more vibrant, exciting, and pleasant too,  It was like insight into a better life.  But, you couldn't always wear them.  They weren't always there when I wanted them.  They didn't fit quite as good as they aged.  The positive effects were less noticeable as time passed.  And, they were eventually lost or replaced.

What if we had glasses that filtered out our random thoughts, pre-judgements, biases, rules, fears, and worries?  I wonder what we might sense, better understand, imagine, and experience.  How would the group look - might we feel more like "we" instead of "me" and "them?"

Scripture says that the Holy Spirit actually indwells those who've placed their faith and trust in the great saving work of their Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ.  That means that God is present within many of those imperfect, odd, clunky, and slowing maturing people within the only church in town.  Maybe we wouldn't have to "put up" with people if we tuned into the reality of the Spirit of God in both us and others.  Whoa!  I wanna look through those lenses again.

Just for today...

"Detach from the problem, but not from the person . . . Detachment motivated by love can shield us from needles pain and set the stage for a truly rewarding relationship." One Day at a Time (p. 308)

"...when any member regularly dominates the sharing and meetings, the group suffers."  Courage to Change (p. 308)

"Oh to see; Who I am - I'd know; Whence I came."     Am I a Poet?