Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone...
Alone with God
On a mountain top
In a garden
On the lake
At the shore
In the midst of a busy crowd...
Everyday is filled with opportunity
to spend time
alone with God
Calm and ordered space set aside
or snatched moments in frantic days
It’s the aftermath that is tricky
It’s knowing how often,
when Jesus left the disciples to pray
he returned to find them
sleeping or squabbling
panicking or failing
despondent or in despair
And, sometimes,
experiencing intimacy with God
serves to make us even more aware
of our propensity to fail
And fear kicks in
disabling the confidence we felt
second guessing the direction we discerned
convinced we’ll be a disappointment.
It is then that Christ reaches out
to take our hand
and look into our eyes
assuring us, once again:
You are enough
You are beloved of God.
May it be so.
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