The Seed cracks open
Collaboration - a true story of faith
As a child I always thought that I was a tiny being and God was some awesome all-powerful being that existed way beyond my comprehension.
I grew up with the notion that it was my job to serve this almighty being and hopefully be rewarded someday when my life was over. I really believed this with all of my heart. I even became a junior novitiate of the Sisters of St Casimir. Thankfully, I was asked to finish college first and then join the order.
Wow am I so grateful for that. College tossed me all kinds of ways and I wound up dropping out of the first university, trying out several other universities and living in the real world for the next twenty years.
During that time I finished my double masters degrees, ran my own company, ran several nonprofits, and worked my way through the corporate ladder. But more than that, I learned to question everything. I still do.
Those questions lead me down many, many paths towards understanding. Some good. Some not so good. But each one allowed me to experience an expanded way of thinking about myself, others, the world, and about God.
Somewhere along my path, my seed cracked open. Mindfulness entered. Gratitude entered. Allowing myself to admit fault entered. Embracing failure entered. And best of all, an idea entered that God and I were not separate entities but instead were co-creators of my life and everyone else’s lives.
God is not just some miraculous guy who died on a cross two thousand years ago, or Muhammed on the mountaintop. God is love incarnate. Goodness is witnessed every day. God is the seeds that sprout in my garden and the sunshine that warms your face on a sunny day. God is you and me working together to make today amazing and tomorrow even better. God is love in all forms. God is the collaborative energy that makes our world beautiful in big ways and small ways.
God is a co-creator available to every single living being, just waiting for each of our seeds to crack open.