On a recent windy day I watched a spider, in the center of her web, being tossed about by the wind. The web had 2 anchors on a wall and 2 on the branches of a bush. The spider was really flying!
I imagined myself on a carnival ride doing the same movements .... when the nausea abated .... I was left in awe of the web’s strength and flexibility, and the spider’s capacity to ride out the up, down and sideways of the wind. I also noticed that it was the web, acting like a sail, which created the experience for the spider. And that this was all just normal life for her.
So in our time honored way of deriving spiritual wisdom by analogy ....
-you and I are the spider,
-the web is that network of personal history, spiritual practice, supportive people ...
-and the wind could be the events of life, or the ravaging push of the Holy Spirit.
Then the suggestion of the spider would be to keep your web strong and flexible, and your seat belt buckled!
Suggestions to think about.
How is your “web” with personal support, spiritual direction, meditation and prayer?
Are you buckled up and “ready for the ride” this fall?
How might you “feel the winds of God”? Are you ready to set your sails and surrender to the wind?
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