Opening to Grace
“So much grace available, but how we receive it depends on what we can let go of.”
-Joi Sharp
Opening to Grace -Swami Ramananda
The act of surrendering can take many forms, but they all involve an acknowledgement of our limitations and a humble admission that we need help. Using whatever form or concept we have for a Higher Power or Divine Presence, we can pour out our hearts and open ourselves to the Grace that is no doubt there for us if we are receptive.
We can find relief in remembering that our lives and the events around us are always unfolding according to some Divine Plan that is often beyond our ability to understand. Humbling ourselves this way helps us escape the false sense of control that our ego likes to sustain and opens us to learning in new ways. Humility can also make it easier for us to simply ask others for help.
Link Yourself with an Unlimited Capacity -Sri Swami Satchidananda, excerpted from “The Golden Present”
Sincerity in seeking comes only when you know that you have a limited capacity. Then you know you need to link yourself to an unlimited capacity. Asking for help also is like that. Only when you say, “I can’t do it anymore, please help me.” does the help come.
Opening to Grace -Swami Ramananda
Praying for guidance didn’t come naturally to me. I was all into mental mastery, using my will to control the mind. But a few times when I was really struggling, full of anxiety and confusion, I found myself pleading for guidance. There was a relief in admitting my helplessness and every time I sincerely asked, I received a new strength and clarity that I could not explain. This act of humbling my ego and opening myself to be guided has helped me so much that I now pray for guidance regularly.
