Jan 19, 2025

Living in Unconditional Love (201)

 

“Love flows from God to humans without effort:

As a bird glides through the air without moving its wings-

Thus, they go wherever they wish united in body and soul,

Yet separate in form.”

–Mechtild of Magdeburg

 

My wife Eileen died from esophageal cancer in February 2020 one year after being diagnosed, 60 years after we met on Long Island. Then my brother Tom became ill (not COVID), and I spent a total of six weeks being with him in Ohio, but he died in October 2020. My sister-in-law Sue Mahoney died from Covid-19 in January 2021. On top of it all stood the pandemic, locking everyone down almost two years. Covid has proved to be a persistent problem, and many of the long-term effects are quite serious, and it has proven much more serious than flu.

01/19/2025                                                    Winter and extreme cold is about to roar into being, and the slight ‘warmth’ (33) of the late last week will disappear into the very cold next week. It has snowed almost every day this past week; not a lot at any time but some each day. I worry for the wild birds and various animals and try to keep feed for the birds out but not always successful. The beauty of the snow (especially after being refreshed each day) is awesome to behold and I confess to spending time each day in admiring it from the warmth of the house.

I still have my tree and stable up and will probably keep them up through the month. I never grow tired of looking at it as it reminds me of the joy of family gatherings at this time of the year. It was with great joy that the house was full this past holiday time and much laughter filled the air.

I find that I need a one or two hour ‘nap’ (mostly light doze) every day and miss it when I have appointments to attend to, usually doctor things. I had my semi-annual checkup and annual blood work, and all seems normal. I must remind myself to drink more liquids, as I do not become thirsty as often as I need to be.

I will not watch the swearing in of the new president and feel a great sadness for the nation and the world over at least the next four years. I consider DT to be the modern version of the anti-Christ and find it totally mystifying how certain individuals claim him to be Jesus reborn as he preaches hatred and fear and despises love and compassion. My reading of the gospels say that Jesus talked always about love and compassion and had very hard things to say about those who talked otherwise. All I can do is to try to reach out with love and compassion when given the opportunity. Plus, I did not realize how cheaply one could buy the country as it only took 250 million to win the election.

Enough of that. It is time to turn things over to God and let things work out as it will.

Meditation

 

Gentle One I rest in You and trust You will guide humanity through the mess we have as You have done throughout history. I am grateful for my time on this beautiful point in space and am in awe over the joy You have given me over the years. I will honor and love all that I find in my life and am thankful for all that I have been given.