“We Asked His Protection”

 The natural: what is; the super-natural: also what is.

When I pray, when a situation is overwhelming, I am reaching beyond what is known to touch the unknowable. I do so (TRY to do so) with the assurance that if I am in need, I have help in the moment. I stop, breathe, and listen. 

I am also prone to panic, trying to deal all by myself, and listening to the voice of doubt. The good news for me is how I feel with the daily contact with my Creator - the One a famous teacher calls “my Beloved Companion”. What a lovely way of feeling at one with the nature of All that Is - a confidant, a friend, teacher, and guide, personal to me. When that panic tries to take hold, I am reminded that I face absolutely nothing all by myself. I feel supported by my guides and angels. When I listen, I know I am loved completely and supported absolutely.

When I reached my turning point and knew I was an alcoholic, I wasn’t very practiced in listening to my Higher Power. That came with practice and trust - trust in the experiences of the many who shared, both person-to-person and on a group level, and the practice of being open to the Presence. 

I am, as we hear and read, a “work in progress”, and always will be. Today, I am a mostly calmer, often kinder, not as lost-at-sea piece of work. I am always in the company of the Divine, and have become willingly aware of that fact.