Sunday Reflection: Absolute trust

Today's reflection is brought to you by

Mark 6:8-9.

You told your followers

to take nothing for the journey.

A walking stick, 

a tunic,

a pair of sandals.

To trust that everything else

would be provided.

And here I am, 

my life encumbered

by so many things

I'd like to shed.

The simplicity

you taught

is in trusting

that there is always

enough.

But, 

magpie that I am,

I've collected more

emotionally,

materially,

and even spiritually

(baggage)

and it all 

weighs me down.

It sits in my mind

as distractions

to keep me from 

you.

How wise you are,

Teacher,

to insist upon absolute trust

in the way things flow

through Creator's hands 

to those who need them.

Maybe it's time to pray

a daring prayer:

teach me that kind of trust.

Help me to let go

and to rest 

in your love

alone.

+Amen.