UPSIDE DOWN

A Meditation Based Upon Psalm 115

I need to be reminded that everything is not about me

or up to me

It’s so easy to slip into that trap

especially when my life is a mess

and I forget that I’m not all alone

and I wonder

“Where was God when this mess happened?”

When my life is upside down

I realize I’m not being a good witness

to how God is actually showing up in my life

Sometimes I go through my life, completely unaware of God

as if God were “up there” somewhere

untouchable

uninvolved

an uncaring idol made by human hands

I know better

I know it’s God who is always there for me,

to help

to shield

I’m thankful for the times when I am reminded of this

To remember that the Divine always has me in mind

to bless

to make me a better person, day by day