Do you see me everywhere you look? Have you ever moved forward into an uncertain future and had things work out better than you expected? Could you see looking back that I was present and involved in ways that were not obvious to you looking forward? If this happens consistently then you should learn to trust the concept that I am with you and watching over you even if you are not aware of it at the time. Moses asked to see me and for his own sake I had him hide in the rocks so he could only see my back and not my front.

I told a story about sheep and goats that was really a redemption story, and you wanted to be a sheep. They did several things, including feeding the hungry, providing shelter for the stranger, and visiting those sick and in prison. How many of these things have you done? Is visiting those in prison the least-practiced activity on the list? Why is this? Is it because you think those in prison are there for a good reason? But this story is an invitation to benevolent action rather than judgment. Why not do everything on the list. How hard could it be to find those in prison?

Do you watch television? Do you prefer new episodes or reruns? Most people prefer new programming because it is fresh and they don’t know in advance how it will end. Did you know that you don’t have to watch television to encounter reruns? What about the thoughts in your head? Do you have consistent thought patterns that run in an endless loop in your head? These may be scenarios from your past that did not turn out the way you wanted. Once one of these narratives is started do you know how it will end? Then why do you keep telling the story? Is it hard to write new episodes?

Have you ever encountered evil at such an extreme level that it filled you with outrage? Did this seem to be the only possible reaction? Was it helpful in dealing with the situation? So is rage a motivator or inhibitor of response? Rage is a destruction reaction, not a helpful action. Do you see other people who are at peace and wonder how they could not be as furious as you? Yet they are in a better position to address the injustice than you are. Did  my own life seem to be driven more by outrage or peaceful action? I am the source of peace and will provide it for you.