How I Learned To See God In All Things
It’s easy to see God in a butterfly or in the beauty of a sunrise or in the eyes of a loved one. However, for me the question has been, can I see God in the things I don’t like, don’t revere and can’t find solace in? I know that to see God in all is to know God; for if we don’t embrace it all we are missing a part of God, and thus, a part of ourselves. My trip to Brazil to see John of God this year was about embracing the light, but also about finding the light in the darkness. More than ever before, I am being asked to see the Divine in places I have been unwilling to look for it until now.
As an example, one day on this trip I was riding my bike down the main street of Abadiania. I was late for our group meeting, and in my haste I just threw my backpack into the basket of my bike. Pedaling as fast as I could, I didn’t notice a motorcycle pulling up very close to me. Before I realized what was happening, one of the two men on the motorbike pulled my backpack right out of my basket. Then the motorbike screeched away, and my bike fell over as I chased the motorbike on foot as fast as I could. Running on autopilot, I yelled “Stop. Thief. Stop!” I don’t know what I was thinking chasing them, I must have watched too many episodes of wonder woman as a kid! I mean, what would I have done if I had caught them?
Needless to say, when I realized the fruitlessness of chasing them I stopped, feeling completely helpless. All I could think about was how all my most important possessions were in that backpack: my money, ID, credit cards, phone, journal and my favorite book that I had carried around for the past decade, not to mention some jewelry, clothing and my favorite hat. This was clearly an exercise in letting go, but it didn’t happen right away. I kept going over it in my mind, as if replaying what had happened again and again would make my backpack reappear. It didn’t.
A day and half later, I was sitting in current channeling healing energy with John of God when my mind cleared, and the fear and helplessness with it. However, what didn’t leave me were the eyes of that young man who took my bag. I could still see them as clearly as when he had looked right at me as I ran after him. When I really looked deeply, I could also see God in him. This shifted the dynamic between us from one of fear, to one of love. It taught me that there is always an opportunity to find God, even in the most challenging circumstances. Life is here to teach us this truth.
I know now that we can find God in anything if we’re willing to look. This awareness has the power to heal all loss. Loss is a human condition; as spirit however, we cannot lose what is true and real, but we can let go of what is not. Love can enter the places where we feel hurt, betrayed, and fearful, and when it does, we learn that what we believe we have lost can never really be taken from us.
For me, this awareness was the great gift I received on my journey to John of God this year. I hope it encourages you to find what is working and what isn’t working in your own life. Can you forgive those you feel wronged by? Most importantly, can you forgive yourself? I knew better than to carry $700 without tethering it to my person. Forgiveness was required for myself as well as for the young man who stole my backpack. When I gave it freely I could truly let go, and then I could begin to see God in all things.
If you’d like some support in forgiving, watch this video from a Sedona healing vortex.
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