Finding Alternatives
The news this week has been horrific. I know that I cannot stop the hate, the poverty, the wars, the disease or the oppression. I also know that continual immersion into the negative aspects of life eats away at ones ability to remain hopeful. This is why I disconnected my TV after 9/11. The hate mongers were terrorizing me in my own home and I wasn't going to remain placid. In many of the scriptures from various faith paths, followers are reminded that during times of pain and sorrow to "turn your eyes upon the Lord/Beloved/Source of Hope/Creator/Almighty/Light of the Divine." But how can we do this? What are our alternatives? For me, the answer came as I left work after the 9/11 attacks. I was working at a hospital and needed to see a patient facing surgery. As I walked across the parking lot to the hospital, my mind and soul were struggling to regain balance. In desperation, I prayed, "God help me!" At that moment, I no...