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SPIRITUAL MOM
I was recently asked “what is a spiritual mom?” The person who asked assumed that we just get together and prayed all the time. So, I would like to take this time to pay tribute to MY spiritual mom and relate to you what she has meant to me.
Many years ago, I found my self engulfed with fear, anger , unsolved issues just to name a few…In my ignorance and desperation, I asked God for help..to send me someone who could help me…He did ! Her Name is Carol. When I met Carol, who is older than I, a devout Christian and a no nonsense kind of person, who would not say a cuss word if her mouth was full of them. I found that we had nothing in common and the worst part of all was that I could not manipulate her to my way of thinking. So, at our meetings and thereafter I decided I did not like her…Boy was I ever wrong.
This “angel of love” put up with my raunchy comments, my rants and raves on how unjust God was, that He could not be trusted. In her love for Him, she painstakingly took me by the hand and introduced me to the God of Love I know now. She became available at all hours when panic attacks rendered me into a blubbering mass of fear: She slowly fed me the “milk” of the Word of God until I understood for my self and was able to stand on His Words on my own. Every time I had a problem, she patiently listened, never judging me’ let me vent it out, then brought me to my knees and helped me relay the problem to our Father, this is where I learned to let go and let God. All of my spiritual growth is rooted in her love, for me and for God.
I could go on forever about My Carol, but this blog would be considered a novel. After 20 years, seperated by many miles, she is still the one I turn to when in need because my eyes are focused too much on the problem rather than the answer. We still pray together, and she is still the pillar I lean on for “human contact” needed to reach the spiritual level of growth.
So , my friends, I pray that you may be blessed with a “Carol “ a spiritual mom.
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