Which quality of Love will I extend?
So, my husband bought a new car last week (see Mercy B post) and on the weekend came the necessary task of clearing space in the garage for the newest member of the family. Sunday was a glorious day with clear sky, temp of 70 and the smell of autumn in the air. So we were unprepared for our combined reaction of PTSD. We began in fear and flashback with my beloved just grabbing any old thing and placing it just to be moving and me standing frozen unable to process. We had words as inaction and action are wont to do. I begged my Action Man to BE STILL so we could think. Miraculously we both then stood stock still for two whole minutes in silence and peace. We both essentially heard the same message of where to begin and how and thus the work commenced.
Later on when the emotion and dare I say it “shame” of “Why do we have so much STUFF??!!” became overwhelming I decided to go inside for a couple of bottles of water. While there I prayed for joining, grace and guidance. I asked Holy Spirit what quality of love could I extend and the surprising answer was: I extend invitation to this thought. INVITATION???!!! This was enough of a surprise to knock me off my “I know best how to do this” perch and I could suddenly SEE that I had invited all the stuff, the clean up, the conflict and the opportunity to forgive and extend love. I took the water back out to my husband and then the phone rang. It was our daughter calling from Chicago and the ensuing chat added to the peace I was finally feeling. While on the phone my husband managed to move the “impossible” bookcases and we were now over the crest and the miracle of a clean garage and a new parking space was in sight.
Next time you are faced with an impossible task or chore or simply don’t see eye to eye with your partner, ask Holy Spirit to join in, ask how you can extend love
and see what miracles are created!
Salvation Chronicles 