Miracle Moments

There is a beautiful woman from Africa living at the battered women's shelter. She is afraid of being alone. Her fear, kept her in a 9 year marriage to a man who almost killed her. The abuse got so bad-she had to face her fear of being alone and leave...Every week when she shares-she grieves the loss of his companionship...she says she likes being married...because she doesn't like being alone. This young woman doesn't realize it yet-but she is not alone...none of us are....not even when we are by ourselves or feeling lonely-the truth is we are never alone... I thought about this woman today as I sat in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at the Catholic Church around the corner from my home. I go there when I need prayerful direction, comfort and yes-when I am feeling alone. I remembered today how really alone I used to feel as a child and well into my adult life. In fact I clearly remember a day in my early twenties, at the beginning of a promising TV career and a new marriage- ...

Okay-indiscretion, infidelity-instant migraine headache! Boy-humans get weak at the knees-then crumble at the slightest provocation, backsliding to the days of grunting cavemen whose primitive power piqued and quivered at the mere batting of an eyelash! The power of prayer is the best I can offer to this hurting young family...it soothes the soul, sensitizes the nerves to never give up on the hope that this ugly, debilitating feeling--yes this too-shall pass! It doesn't matter which challenges we face-or how many times we have to climb out of the rubble of the messes we make-the very best we can do is to live life on life's terms, one day at a time-reaching outward and upward to a power that is greater than ourselves and therefore the guiding light to holistic wisdom, the fullness of true understanding and the foundation of eternal peace!