AFFIRMATIONS DIVINE

When I was visiting the Golden Gate Bridge,

I just had to take a picture of this sign.

This was a sign I could relate to since I myself, had experienced my share of emergency counseling sessions.

But then when I looked for the pay phone

the phone was out of order.

How ironic.

That particular day, I was having a blast, and I didn’t need counseling, but

of all the pay phones in all the world, to be out of order, well you get the idea.

That was no place for the phone to be taped up with duck tape.

But it was and here is the proof…

Obviously whoever  put the big hole in the black plastic didn’t get too far.

What is a person supposed to do with all of their

 Anguish,

Torment,

Pain,

Suffering,

Grief?

Fortunately or unfortunately,

(there are two schools of thought on that)

I’ve had a lot of practice with  processing my least favorite emotions.

Because boy do I have them, and at times, I have had them a plenty.

You probably do too.

Eventually things get better,

But once you’ve had a good dose of Agony,

you come to realize,

Agony never quite goes away.

In other words, you become a carrier.

So when it flares, and puts me down

this is what I do,

I accept it.

I realize it’s here for a visit, and not leaving until I acknowledge it’s presence and pay my respects.

After all, it’s here to tell me something…

maybe it’s time for me to pay attention to my broken heart,

or maybe I need to acknowledge my helplessness to change present disastrous circumstances,

or maybe i have to stop trying to make wise choices for those I love so dearly,

or maybe it’s time to embrace the suffering

that comes with bearing my cross.

There is a price to pay for following my savior to the end.

I’ve finally realized whoever told me there would be suffering was not making it up.

As I’ve aged, and experienced more of what life brings to the human condition, I understand

more of why they called

Jesus, “the man of sorrows”.

After I remind myself agony plays a part in the drama of life,

I come to grips with this fact:

Although I’m responsible in my suffering,

I’m never alone in my suffering.

And neither are you.

So cry if you need to, for as long as you need to.

Don’t be afraid to feel the pain,

acknowledge your needs, and ask for what you need.

But in the morning

get on up and do your thing.

Because weeping may endure for the night,

but Joy pays a visit in the morning.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”  Revelation 21:4