Learning to float

When learning to love the water one of the first things I remembered being taught was floating on my back. In order to do so my body has to be totally relaxed and opened. If I clenched or made myself small it will be inevitable that I would start to sink. I also remembered that my chest needed to fill of air and I had to breath deeply to do so. For someone who was afraid of water this was no easy task to completely trust that I would not sink to the bottom by releasing my body. But, as any person who enjoys floating on their back will tell you, it is completely necessary. 

Our prayer lives are this way too - we have to release all of ourselves to God. Give him that uncomfortable situation, that desire, that hope, that frustration, that sorrow, that grieving, and that fear of it all. When we do that, we are capable of resting peacefully in Him. Now, I firmly believe that this is all possible by the graces of the Holy Spirit who breathes life into us (just like making sure to have air in your lungs when floating). We are able to overcome the deepest sorrows, deepest fears, and deepest challenges. 

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Jesus, I trust in you. Help me to relax and open myself to you so I do not sink. Allow me the necessary graces to rest completely in you. Amen.

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Simply a little pencil in God's hand,

Elizabeth