Article July 2, 2001 Issue

WE ARE THE SONG

Lisa Troseth

When I turned on the car radio, Bob Marley was singing, "One Love! One Heart! ... give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right." I sang along, smiling, my heart happy and lifted. The song helped me think more deeply about a meeting I'd just had.

The meeting had started on shaky ground. The colleague I was meeting with wasn't very friendly, and she let me know through the cold tone of her voice that she wasn't happy about my being there. Before I could say much, she began saying how much she opposed ideas I'd shared at a previous meeting.

Her criticism was intimidating. I felt like crying and running out of the room, but instead I did what's becoming more and more natural for me in situations like this—I prayed. I couldn't excuse myself and leave to pray in another room, or go to the nearest house of worship. But I'm learning that God isn't limited to a physical location. God is everywhere, all the time. So I could turn to Him right where I was, and ask for direction.

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