Charis blog

When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete.
– St. Augustine

Dan from Charis (click on link above) wrote in his comment to my post about "resting in God" that all of us, disabled or not disabled, face the same spiritual issues.

I completely agree. This is the whole point of inclusion. We have a lot of common ground, more so than not.

We all face sorrows and trials while we're on earth - it's just part of being human. This quote is immensely comforting as a reminder that we are incomplete until we are "entirely full of GOd".

What trials and sorrows do you face today? Have you found prayer to be a relief - or is it difficult right now? When we turn to God, we might feel comforted and reassured, but sometimes we might feel angry. Those moments may be full of clarity about ourselves and where we are at. It can be quite painful sometimes to assess - in an honest way - what is going on inside of us.

It's good to remember that we are fallible human beings. The Bible is full of examples of people who turned to God after struggling. It can be tempting to paint a rosy picture of spirituality - to puff up one's ego - but I don't think anything but honesty really helps us or others. The reality is that, because of our failings, we all have blind spots and trouble areas which we need to work on.

God can help us attend to those spiritual shortcomings if we go to Him.

Please visit Charis - today Dan has a wonderful post on Humility, which is appropos.