Let go, and FLOAT!

This past week Richard Rohr has been focusing on the concept of

“letting go”

He references the following things we would do better without

along with some passages that remind us that this is indeed

what the Sacred suggests we do

To Wit

    Letting go of control (the faith theme throughout the Bible):

    “The Lord will deliver you, and you have only to be still.”

    – Exodus 14:14

    Letting go of fear (the most frequent line in the Bible):

    “Do not be afraid.” – John 6:20, Mark 6:50, Matthew 14:27,

    to name a few

    Letting go of the small self:

    “Yahweh my Lord is my strength.” – Habakkuk 3:19

    “Cut off from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5

    Letting go of hurts (most of Jesus’ teaching is about forgiveness):

    “If you forgive others their failings, your heavenly Father will forgive you yours.” – Matthew 6:14

I approve this message!

Not that God needs my approval

And to the phrase “let go” I would add

“float”

I remember as a child learning to swim

we were small little creatures

splashing around in the shallow end of the swimming pool in

Lakeview, Oregon

I was not yet 5

and as we splashed, big people stood next to us

supporting us, encouraging us

and to those big people we clung

afraid that if we let go we would sink

ker-plunk, to the bottom of the pool

and they would gently remind us that we needed to let go

they would be their

they would make sure we would not sink

and at some point we would let go

and lightly support begin to relax

and let the water envelop us

and then, at some point

we discovered, to our amazement, we were floating

supported mysteriously by that we feared

we need to let go

as long as we cling and frantically splash

our lives will be tiring and fearful

angry and limited

but if we can let go

and then, relax into the enveloping

presence of the sacred

and float…..

Aaaaaaah