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The true source of safety
Several years ago I had the opportunity to travel alone to another country to participate in some volunteer work. I loved being there, but I found that I was quite uncomfortable going places on my own because a few years prior, in a different country, I had been threatened by someone while walking alone on the street.
As I prayed about how to overcome this fear, a poem that I had learned in school came to mind. The poem repeatedly spoke of giving thanks, and it got me thinking about the reasons I had for being grateful to God. As it turns out, giving gratitude for God’s goodness provided exactly the spiritual uplift I needed. It enabled me to turn my thought away from a fear of what might be taken away from me, to the understanding that nothing could be taken from me, as my life itself was safe in Him. Here is the essence of my prayer:
“Thank You, God, for being Life. You have given me all that I have, because I reflect You. My life and being are completely in You and are spiritual. You have given me eyes of discernment—spiritual sense—and I can use these “eyes” to clearly distinguish between what is true and false about Your creation, and to see my fellow man as truly lovable, not someone to fear.”
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