Visiting Minnesota this week, I’m thankful for the way my mom cared and nurtured us when we were children. She continues to find ways to take care of people and things around her.
I was overcome with grief last night, thinking of what life would be like without someone to take care of me. Sure, as adults we often don’t think we need that caring touch. The “independent” mindset of the Western world has almost spurned this paradigm.
Strangely, the more stoic and “not needy” I am, the less I desire to interact with others. Opening up to others means I am vulnerable. Asking for help means I can’t do it all on my own. (To put an exclamation mark on this point…I watched the movie “28 days”, with Sandra Bullock, on the flight over)!
Asking for help requires humility.
In the passage below, I’m reminded to embrace humility. If God chooses me, makes me holy and tells me that I’m dearly loved, I can “put on” (like a new garment) an attitude of humility.
If you find yourself in a time of grief, be sure to reach out to someone safe. Their understanding may bring not only peace to your life but restore the love that supports you in harmony with God’s purpose.
It is Jesus Christ the Lord dwelling richly within that helps us find a much needed wisdom and joy.- Teresa #gratefulforthis #newperspective
Colossians 3:12-17 (ESV)*
12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
*OneyearBibleonline
Reconnection 
Teresa, I try to remind myself that I might be reaching out to someone who wants to reach out but doesn’t know how. You being “needy” might be helping someone else!
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