One of Those Days
Did you ever have “one of those days”? When you think “ if one more thing goes wrong I’m going to…” Fill in the blank! Recently I found myself stressing out about all the interruptions at work, growling at a driver so slow and overly cautious he/she braked driving UPHILL, and trying to smile at someone who walked in with “You’re not doing anything right now, are you?” When this happens I remember the words of one of our wise women, who, when I was complaining years ago, said to me, “The interruptions ARE your work, often more so than what you think you are about.” Thank God, with those words, grace steps in. Writer Ann Lamott quotes a friend of hers: “Grace is WD40 for the soul.” When soul/spirit gets stuck, gets painfully locked in a negative place, grace appears and offers a way up and out. It is stronger than any problem, more present than any deadline, more soothing than zooming along at top speed. How do I know it is grace? No easy answer - it comes by sitting still and listening, by slowing down the yelling in one’s head, by the one prayer we all make all the time, “Help, please.” Trust - it does come, it never runs out.
Priscilla Wood OP
Dubuque, IA
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