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Dear “Great Spirit”,

This morning, we come to in a state of humility and gratitude for all the beautiful blessings you have graced our lives with, but in our human condition and in light of how we were designed and created, we cannot help ourselves in questioning why things happen in our life that cause us pause and sometimes pain.  We are by our very nature curious and habitually have to know the “Why” – of things.  There is something that surges up in us that can haunt us until we have answers.  When we are entrenched in our discomfort, pain, grief, disappointment, or disillusionment, are faith is challenged and the questions mount up like mountains in our mind.  There is a loss of balance and a feeling that we are wandering around in a maze with no idea of how to get out-and find answers that bring relief.  

Sometimes we have to just sit with the circumstances that challenge us to try to figure out what has transpired and how to approach it with a sense of peace and resolve.  It is in these times that we have to also make a decision if we are going to reach out for your support or if we think that we are so self-sufficient that we can do things on our own.  In this “divine life” we have embarked on we have to at some point make a decision what our relationship with you will be.  How we cultivate that relationship into a partnership, we can have a sense of peace and confidence that you – “Great Spirit”, will be present and available to us.  I for one, cannot live void of your presence and engagement in my life.  Too many things and “big life events”, have left their imprint on the texture of my life for me to have faced things on my own. 

Sometimes even when things seem insignificant and doable, there is always a little residue left that captivates our attention and we search for “Why”.  I am at the point in my life “Great Spirit”, that I have learned that trusting in you and knowing that you see everything, hear everything, and know everything, that you will always walk beside me, at times before me, and always as close as every breath I take.  I have figured out it is not about the “Why”, but about how I respond to the “Why” be it a blessing or a challenge.  Thank you, “Great Spirit”, for handling all the “Why’s” in our life!

Ashe! Ashe!! Ashe!!! Amen!!!!