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Peace of Mind

Picture of God #80, Sat 2/3/1

You know, I'm supposed to be the profound, articulate one here(!)

But regularly I get emails so profoundly beautiful that I simply must share them with the TCOY community.

Got one 2 days ago.

As always I edit these to remove any hint of the sender's real identity.  I will make some comments as we go along, and put my comments in blue.  

Subject: 
Thank You
Date: 
Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:43:14 EST
From: 
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: 
Ahyh

I haven't received my (membership) certificate yet, but I am sure it will be here in a day or two. Since my last writing, many things have happened here. I had some suspicion that my husband was going through something (like an affair). Well, on the 24th he admitted that he has been involved with someone else for 6 months. Said he wasn't happy and needed to move on. He moved out on the 26th . Long story short....he traded me in for a younger model. However, I came out smelling like a rose. 

Folks, this is a remarkable letter.....I wouldn't trade it for half the Psalms (really!)  Married for years, husband's cheating for months, and this lady STARTS by saying she came out smelling like a rose!  Something powerful is going on here.

I am still the manager of the apartment complex I live in, I have a great day job and just got a raise and my little cottage industry of jewelry making is growing.

How often have we pointed out that the KEY TO IT ALL is in looking at, and being thankful for, what we DO have, instead of laying around crying about what we don't have.  Notice (not to sound like Mr. Professor, but what the heck, that's exactly what Mrs. C has done here...COUNTED HER BLESSINGS!

I went through several days of total confusion and hurt. 

Again, total honesty.  Such painful shocks do not just pass us by like clouds overhead.  This is OUR LIFE!!  And yes, you will hurt.  Remember, always, John 11:35: "Jesus Wept."  And if it wasn't a sign of sin or weakness on his part, then neither is it for us.

But wouldn't you know that when I logged on to TCOY your thoughts for the day kept me focused. 

No use?  No practical application?  The name has "no power or purpose?"  Oh dear people....

I am blessed that the break up was not ugly, we yelled a few times, but for the most part it was most civil. And now that the dust has settled, I realize and remember how wonderful it is to be free...well everything is okay. Besides, I figure Yahweh has other plans for me. 

She expresses thankfulness for the here & now, and hope for the future through faith in YHWH.  What more, really, can one say?  That's the whole game, isn't it?  And, let me remind you (because it's almost easy to forget with this letter of hope & thankfulness) that this lady's husband of years has just admitted he's been having an affair for months!

So I pray that Mr. R will find the happiness he is looking for. 

Is your soul so large, dear reader, to pray for & bless someone who has done such a thing to you?  I am frankly humbled.

I will savor this wonderful peace and quiet and marvel in the everyday miracles Yahweh bestows on me. I hope all has been well with you. A while back I recall you told us a friend had a nasty fall in your house. Is she okay now? I hope so. 

She actually has time & graciousness of soul to reach out & care about other people!

The up side to all this is I have lost my appetite and have lost a few pounds, the whole closet is mine now and the place stays nice and neat through the whole week. So I won't have to kill myself cleaning each weekend like before. Maybe I wasn't happy either...must not have been, because I feel lighter and more joyous than before. I really enjoy doing simple things now. 

Thankfulness for the little things, and an honest self-examination....Folks, this is really remarkable compared to 99% of our society, that covers their sorrow with hate, revenge, ranting & raving about how unfair it all is....As a testimonial to the power of YHWH's presence in a person's heart, I have, in all my life, seldom found a better example.

Roger is a good man, but he is one of those people that complains all the time and pretty much loves misery. 

"Pray for your enemies, and bless those who curse you."  Jesus the Christ.

I am just the opposite. Everything happens for a reason. I figure Yahweh put us together to learn something about ourselves. And we did learn a lot of lessons. We will end up being good friends. 

Did you really read that?  This slimebucket has been playing with a chicky on the side for half a year, and all this Saint will say is, "We will end up being good friends."  That is a testimony to love & forgiveness, a person who refuses to be victimized, and is genuinely touching.

I still don't understand everything, but maybe I don't need to. My faith in Yahweh has grown each day and I just feel good about everything. 

Frankly, to be quite honest, I think we have a chicken-vs-the-egg thing here......Really, it's not so much that TCOY was able to implant this wisdom & growth to this lady (though hopefully we have, indeed, been of some help.)  Rather, though, I think the closer truth is that such loving souls are "attracted to the light", and that the love & faith that obviously lives in her soul sought a place where like-minded people can be found, and was thus drawn to TCOY.  Either way, it is a great honor to have Mrs C as a part of the TCOY community.

Thanks for being there.

Mrs. C.

No, Thank YOU for being there Mrs C......You are a LIVING, BREATHING EMBODIMENT of all the words and thoughts and ideas we put in this Church / Website.  And your letter is actually a testimony to the REAL power & benefits of a life with YHWH.

I'd say God Bless You, but it's obvious that you already are.

So I'll just ask you to stay in touch.

And thank you.

Ahyh.

Anyone wishing to send Mrs C a word of thanks / encouragement (still working on this "community thing"), PLEASE send me an email, and I will forward it to her.

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