Jason is in VA and sends out all kinds of 12 step & meditation stuff on a daily basis. This one just really hit me today so I am sharing it. The thing about psychological congestion , in particular, set off the light bulb. I've had a rough few weeks...personnel crudola at work...poison....hate it....but I am 4 years from retirement and won't be vested until then, so..... gotta suck it up & then use the program to spit it out LOL (refuse to swallow!!!)
Around The Year With Emmet Fox, May 30, Rough Road
From:
Jason Clemons (yasedogg469@gmail.com)
Sent:
Sat 5/30/09 7:49 AM
To:
May 30 ROUGH ROAD
Everyone on the spiritual path has found that it happens occasionally in the early years--and not often then--that he suddenly finds himself almost or quite unable to pray. Often it seems that he cannot get any sense of contact with God. This naturally depresses him and sometimes leads to greater fear and almost to despair.
Now, these severe reactions are not necessary, once you know that everyone goes through them.
This trouble is caused by overdoing. You have been praying too long or too hard, or you have been giving too much time to spiritual work exclusively, instead of having other interests in your life too. It is really a condition of staleness and psychological congestion. The medieval mystics called these times "seasons of dryness" and suffered severely because they believed them to be sinful.
The remedy is not to struggle, but to know that this dryness will surely pass, and your spiritual joy return. If you cannot pray, do not try, but think, "God is so good that I need not pray,; he will take care of me anyway." (Of course, this itself is a wonderful prayer.) On a long motor tour, it sometimes happens that you come upon a piece of rough, bad road. For hundreds of miles the going has been perfect, but now you are shaken and bumped badly, but you do not worry, because you know for certain that it will only last for a few miles. Indeed, there is probably a notice saying "Pavement ahead."
. . . weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning (Psalm 30:5)
-- "Words of truth and love are strong medicine."
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From dying and surviving to living and thriving. LeeU
Thanks for sharing that Lee, Ive gained an insight into my own condition ! "working too hard " to stay serene in some situations has not worked,, Instead , honest but humble expression has.
-- Edited by Raman on Sunday 31st of May 2009 03:45:41 PM
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Raman an addict clean and serene just for today in NA Worldwide ; live to love and love to live the NA Way !!!
I've been there over and over I just ride it out and pay close attention to where I am and what i'm doing.
I end each night in prayer no matter what, it gives me a moment to take the opprotunity to show my thanks and gratitude to my higher power and let him know that yes I have time for him in my Oh So busy day.
Thanks for the insight. These "seasons of dryness" also come because we are not properly prepared or in position to receive the blessing(s) Gd has for us just yet. We should continue to do the right thing and continue in prayer and just as you said "know that this dryness will surely pass, and your spiritual joy return". Above all staying clean must come first.
Jason is in VA and sends out all kinds of 12 step & meditation stuff on a daily basis. This one just really hit me today so I am sharing it. The thing about psychological congestion , in particular, set off the light bulb. I've had a rough few weeks...personnel crudola at work...poison....hate it....but I am 4 years from retirement and won't be vested until then, so..... gotta suck it up & then use the program to spit it out LOL (refuse to swallow!!!)
