Be it a child’s game, a health challenge, the state of the country, or, everything in between; the faith factor is always being activated. The outcome is always according to our belief.

The childhood game, Hide-and-Seek, was a favorite of mine.  I was super confident that I would always find my playmates in their favorite hiding places; or that they would tag the goal while I was still searching. This faith based on my previous experiences of playing the game, was my assurance of success. When the game ended, I was summoned to come inside for the day and prepare for tomorrow.

Fast forward with me to the early part of 2002. I was feeling very low; lower than I had felt in a long time. Arriving home that day, I parked the car and hurried into my apartment.  I had a lot on my mind, so I was glad my new friends, the shy little girl and her mom who lived in the adjacent building, were not there to greet me as usual.  I was not in the mood for pleasantries. 

Once inside, I began to process the diagnosis the doctor had given me. Fear of the unknown flooded my mind.   I was alone with my thoughts, feelings, confusion, and grief, when suddenly there was a loud knock at my front door. Very unusual. 

It was my young neighbor standing there, her eyes filled with fear, crying, “my daughter, my daughter, I can’t find her. Help me.” In that very moment I forgot what I was thinking about. Quickly I put my shoes on again and frantically I followed the young woman out of the door, asking “What’s your daughter’s name?” As we ran in opposite directions in search of the child, she shouted back to me, “Her name is Faith.” 

For the next 15 minutes, I ran throughout the complex, shouting: “Faith, Faith, where are you?  The young mom and I met again at our starting point.  There she was. We both saw her at the same time, this whimsical, mystical being called Faith. She showed her face from the walkway of her building. It was if her shy smile was saying, “I love this game of hide-and-seek.”  

I returned to my apartment and laughed out loud as I reflected on my search for Faith.   Now, reunited with my core beliefs, the energy completely shifted. All anxiety was gone.  The mesmeric spell of downward dazing was broken, and I began preparing for tomorrow.  

This search for the child-like faith of my youth reminds me “that as I deal with my own individuality, I am dealing with the Universal, which has projected out of Itself that which is like itself on a miniature scale.”¹ In the game of life, I am always “IT.”

Fast forward with me to today, Tuesday, November 3, 2020. By the end of the day , all the votes for POTUS will be cast, (make sure yours is included) and once more I am summoned to prepare for tomorrow.   

Anchored in a consciousness of Light, I know the nature of God is changeless. I affirm the good I desire to see for myself and all people. The things hoped for are deeply imbedded in the substance of Wholeness, Abundance, Oneness, Peace, Harmony, Love, Joy, and Wisdom; all that is indestructible, absolute, and self-existent. ²

I listen deeply to that still small voice that guides me to do what is mine to do to bring about this desired good in a practical way. My unwavering faith is in the Indwelling Presence.

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This Weeks Affirmation

I elect to stand still, go within, and know the way.
By Keith D. Childers