God's neglect

God neglects us. We have all felt it, thought it, experienced it. And I am just as sure, we have all questioned it.

But we are not the first to think these thoughts. The prophets before us, the writer of the psalms, the mystics, even Jesus himself felt abandoned at one point or another.

But what is God's neglect but a time to draw on our inner strength? We love getting what we want, especially in prayer. But trust and strength are built not by prayers answered, but by silence to prayers…a seeming neglect of God. In that silence, we are forced, so to speak, to find our hidden inner resources right in our own souls. And admit it...we would never have found that treasure had we gotten cared for the way we prayed we would.

Have you not been surprised, looking back, at times when you came forward with great courage and resourcefulness, when you rose to the occasion in a way that surprised even yourself?

Remember this the next time  you feel the neglect of God. Without understanding, know you have it within yourself to meet the challenge; that you are up to the task; that you are going to learn something in this stressful situation that you did not know before. Remember this, and you will find that the neglect of God is actually God drawing you deeper in Presence. For when you draw, you are drawing where your power and strength reside, the Divine Being.