A Powerful Spiritual Insight

I had such a powerful spiritual insight today, that it almost brought me to my knees and I wanted to share it

For the past ten + years, I've been helping my elderly mother with the medicial and legal problems that have been associated with this stage of her life. During that whole period, I've been trying to get my siblings more involved in the whole thing. Throughout the whole process, I couldn't understand why they haven't extended more love and more support and more care not only to my mother, but to me as I am going through the additional stress from the situation.

Yesterday, another situation arose and I approached my sister about it. Again, her response seemed to show a complete lack of love. And it was then that this line by Khalil Gibran flashed through my mind:

"Think not that you can direct the course of love. For love, if it finds you worthy, will direct your course."

In my mind, God and Love have always been interchangeable. God is Love. Love is God. and I realized how incredibly, inCREDIBLY lucky I am that God has decided to direct my course in this entire situation.

I have been trying to direct Love's course by wanting and expecting my siblings to act differently. And of course, I can't direct Love's course. Only God can.

As stressful and heart-breaking as this entire ordeal with my mother has been, it also has taught me an entire new level of love. And certainly anything that teaches us more about love or lets us feel deeper love is truly a blessing.