Tag: gratitude

Dear “Great Spirit”,

I don’t know the why, but I do know that this prayer today came up in my spirit.  I know by now that when this happens, it is your voice, “Great Spirit”, that is moving within me.  I hear the pain and disappointment in your voice as you survey the conditions of our family life.  I understand the frustration in the vibration of your spirit, when you see the devastation and death you see that some families are experiencing that are beyond their control.  Families are trying to navigate the chaos and destruction of this spiritual warfare that is plaguing our world.  Families are dealing with being displaced from their homes, families, and communities that should be able to support one another.  Families are dealing with trying to navigate loss of income and jobs that have sent them into a state of homelessness.  Children are struggling with trying to find ways to be happy, healthy, and whole in this world that has forgotten that they should be a priority to humanity.  These conditions have angered and disappointed “Great Spirit”. 

We have been given so many gifts as human beings that we should really should not be in this position.  However, the greatest concern is that those families that are not experiencing this level of devastation, are still not functioning as “Great Spirit” had envisioned for us. Those of us that are fortunate enough to have an intact families have to commit to working intentionally and purposefully to protect and nurture our relationships with each other.  We have to remember that communication is key to us having healthy, loving, and respectful relationships. 

We have to be in tune with what the important elements to this family relationship require.  We have to be willing to love each other unconditionally void of judgment and “already knowing kind of hearing that keeps us from really listening to each other”.  We have to be open and receptive to each other knowing that each person in our family has different personalities and different emotional needs.  We cannot allow our egos and pride, give way to resolving any differences and misunderstandings we have, stop us from letting our love for each other override any impasse that threatens the texture of the fabric of our family relationship.

 In other words, we are living in grace, mercy, and gratefulness and when you we are fortunate to be in a loving family, “To those that much have been given, much is expected”.  I am not saying that these “loving families” don’t have challenges, because they do, but it is worth the effort to invest in each other.  Grounding ourselves in these “Family Tribes” we have been gifted with, makes our life experience special and unique because no two families have the same “Divine Master Plan” because they are designed, created, and given their purpose differently.  Hold on to your family with all its imperfections and flaws because no matter what, “each family member carries a piece of you in their lineage”.

Ashé!   Ashé!!   Ashé!!!   Amen!!!!