When we are struggling with pain or loss, when we feel overwhelmed by life, we often turn to God for comfort and healing. If we are Christians our prayers may be directed to Christ, if Moslem to the God of Mohammed, if Hindu to Krishna, if Buddhist to the life of Gautama Buddha. To me all of these religions are equal in that they are all pointing to the one supreme Creator; they are different in the saints or prophets they honor as channels for God’s word.

As we grow older and more experienced, no matter what we intellectually espouse, no matter how ecumenical our outlook, in times of trouble we often return to the religion of our childhood, to the doctrines or beliefs or saints we were taught to love. It is the same with me.

When I became ill several years ago I turned to Christ and prayed to the Holy Spirit for comfort and healing. (See Watch with Me Awhile page). I talked to Jesus as my brother and the Holy Spirit as my devoted Friend. I spoke from my heart with the heart of a child again.

Periodically I will include examples of these prayers and meditations in the canon of Remembering the Sacred Self.

I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. John 14:18

Beloved Companion of my heart,

As a child I wondered what would happen if my mother or father died and I was left alone. What panic my child’s heart felt, how I wept. My mind could not encompass the thought of being so abandoned.

And now, as I feel my body failing and the end of my life drawing nearer, that panic and fear of abandonment comes to me again. Will I have to face my last illness alone? As I take my last breath and close my eyes to this world will I be afraid? When my life is weighed in the divine scales will you, my Beloved Companion, stand beside me and ask the Father to show His mercy?

Help me to remember Your promise that You will not leave me an orphan in this life or in the next. You will always come to me. No matter how many mistakes I have made, no matter how many times I have fallen, You will never abandon me. Your love is unshakeable and eternal. You will always answer my call. Beloved Companion of my heart, I am yours.

He always answers my call.

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