The Third Step
Made a decision to turn our will and
our lives over to the care of God
as we understood Him.
Etty Hillesum below
I've was given a simple suggestion regarding a
daily invite to look beyond the Words of
the Steps and Explore Within & Without
Their meaning for me. Which have allowed me
to for today, seeing in a different light,
as the following attempts to communicate
1st The Merton Prayer
(click ) operned a
Unseen Vista for Me.
(https:/lexploration
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**On the Third Step and Decision-Making**
When we talk about turning our will and our life over to the care of God as we understood Him, I wonder if I’ve been misinterpreted, and the depth of what it actually invites.
I listen to many people share that they pray to know what decisions to make — as if God is supposed to hand down a specific answer. But I'm beginning to think God would rather *I* make the decision. And whether it's right or wrong, I will always remain under His care.
Frankly, I don't learn from what I do right. I learn from mistakes. So rather than becoming an automaton executing God's will, I think what God actually wants is for me to develop is my own internal compass — one that over time allows me to discern His will and make sound decisions ourselves.
Again if a decision turns out to be lesser than optimum, that's okay. Such a decision creates the conditions for course correction, growth, and the development of wisdom.
Furthermore I don't think wisdom comes from doing things right. I believe it comes from doing things in a way that *could have been done better* — and knowing the difference.
Possibly this paradigm shift, of a core insight though something radical in it: the Third Step isn't a request for a divine answer key. It's a surrender into relationship — one where God's care is the *container*, not the *script*.
Etty Hillesum
Even as we die a terrible death we are able to feel right up to the very last moment that life has meaning and beauty, that we have realized our potential and lived a good life.
אפילו אם נמות מוות נורא, עדיין נוכל לחוש, עד הרגע האחרון, שהחיים מלאי משמעות ויופי, שמימשנו את הפוטנציאל שהיה טמון בנו ושחיינו חיים טובים.
حتى عندما نموت موتاً فظيعاً ما زلنا قادرين حتى اللحظة الأخيرة أن نشعر بأن الحياة جميلة وذات معنى. وقد أدركنا إمكانياتنا وعشنا حياة جيدة.
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