Repent,
for the realm of heaven has come near.
—Matthew 3.2
To repent is no arduous labor,
no pious accomplishment,
but simply to let go.
Let go of resentments,
the conviction that it won’t work,
my will to do it my way….
Let go of having to please this world,
to appease the Emperor,
to go along….
Let go of the lie
that I won’t be happy unless…
and dare instead to trust it can be given.
Let go like a sleeping child
and know I am loved, carried,
borne somewhere new.
I am given
(and the whole world with me)
the grace to begin anew.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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