Safely Home

June 10, 2012

Dear Friends,

I never cease to be amazed by the way the divine flow can not only lead you to where you want to go, but it can also tell you what you need to know—to provide you with helpful, or even critically important, information.

When I wanted to know the spiritual significance of a dragonfly, the very next day I was handed a free copy of a magazine that contained that exact information. When I needed to repair a plumbing problem in my home, I was shown exactly how to go about it when a friend of mine unexpectedly asked me to help her fix an unrelated problem at her place.

Whether you need to know something to help you accomplish a goal, or you just want to satisfy your curiosity about a particular subject, the information you require is often right at hand . . . if you pay attention and follow the flow.  Here’s a particularly inspiring example:

A number of years ago, a friend of mine named Bob was grieving the unexpected death of his dearest friend, Steve.  In times like that, even people of great faith find themselves asking fundamental questions about life after death, and Bob was no exception.  “Where exactly is my friend?” Bob wondered.  “Is there really a heaven, or at least another plane of existence?  Is that where Steve is?  Is he at peace now?”

One morning Bob decided to take a long walk to help relieve his troubled mind.  He had only taken a few steps down the street when a scrap of paper caught his attention. Thinking it was just a piece of trash, Bob ignored it and continued down the block.

When he returned home, the small paper rectangle was still there. But this time, Bob felt compelled to reach down and pick it up. When he did, he found himself holding a card depicting a bank of fluffy clouds illuminated by a bright, white, heavenly light. And on the back, there was a poem. 

The poem was titled “Safely Home.”  And there, in the first two verses, were the answers to all of Bob’s questions:

“I am home in Heaven,

So happy and so bright!

There is perfect joy and beauty,

In this everlasting light.

The pain and grief is over,

My restless tossing passed;

I am now at peace forever,

Safely home at last.”

Needless to say, in that one miraculous moment, Bob regained his peace of mind; and his conviction that the soul does, indeed, live on was renewed.

Here’s to remembering what a marvelous and amazing Universe we live in—a Universe that not only hears our questions, but answers them.  May we always be present enough to recognize those answers when they come.

Steven

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