Growing Deeper

Just recently I had a conversation with friends of mine who stated that they were questioning their beliefs. What IS really true and what could they have absolute faith in with this world of so much controversy. I felt that recent events were instrumental in those questions and triggered an even deeper quest for what is true in all of what we are seeing going on in the world.  I think that being a believer doesn't inoculate us from questions; I also believe that questions are inevitable and actually good, especially in these time war and loss. One friend even said, "Yes, I do believe there is a higher power. But I am not sure who that actually is. I was very surprised at that comment. But at least it was an honest one.  I continued to listen and think about how to answer.  Later a thought came to my mind.   I recalled a movie that I had seen so many years ago. The movie was "The Miracle Worker" with Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. It was a true story about Helen K...

 Recently, our Golden Retriever, Angel,hurt herself. Somehow, she ended up with a puncture on her neck. I noticed it because she was scratching her neck and there was blood on the floor.    I investigated and found a wound. "What happened girl that you have this hole here?" and looking at it closer, I said to her "you cannot be scratching this, or it will get infected." It was already looking pretty nasty. She had a compulsion to keep scratching so I decided that a trip to the farm store was in order. Thankfully they had exactly what I had in mind. There, hanging on the wall was a large assortment of cone shaped covers that could be fitted around her neck. Here, I felt was the answer, to keep her from effectively scratching her neck.  So, once I got back home, I went to her and put it on her. I can only imagine what she must have thought. "What is this, and what did I do so wrong that you are punishing me?" She looked sad immediately. And tried to take it ...