Having a Power greater than ourselves to believe in is like knowing the sun is
in the sky. There are days when the sun shines with a brilliance that lights
up everything around us--tree branches, snowflakes, the faces of our friends.
When a seed is planted, it is the sun's warmth that invites it out of the
ground to grow into a fruit or flower. The sun is the center the earth rotates
around. The sun gives warmth and light to the earth, sometimes in ways we
don't always notice.
There are days we do not see the sun--it is obscured by thick clouds. Yet even
on these days, we know the sun's rays still reach the earth and nourish her.
God nourishes and warms our lives the same way the sun does the earth. Some
days we easily see the presence of such a power in our lives, and other days
we cannot see past the clouds. But God gives our lives a light-filled center
and nourishes us even on quiet cloudy days.
This disease is mind-boggling at best, intrudes upon your lives and changes
everyone it touches. When I came across that quote by Peter Firth, I thought
it might help TM sufferers and their family members.. We quickly forget, but
just as quickly are reminded that indeed, we are not the ones in control.
Let's keep our sunny sides up. Each time you look at the Sun, I hope you
remember there are sunny days ahead. Susie