Today ask God for the gift He has carefully preserved within our heart. Grace. I was driving home from the grocery store a few days ago and was thinking about who knows what when suddenly the car in front of me slowed down quite abruptly. Irritated, I wondered what was going on, who or what was causing this sudden delay. Hurry up I thought, I want to go home. Then as I was surveying the area I perceived to have a major problem, a beautiful deer hopped across the road and leaped over a tall fence. I was astonished as I saw this graceful creature take to the air. My thoughts immediately reconciled the situation and I too slowed to a snails pace to capture this animal in motion. As I proceeded slowly I notice four more deer grazing in a yard. As I passed I stopped and reflected that nature has such a soothing remedy for this topsy-turvy world of ours. I could not even remember what I had been thinking about four minutes earlier but focused my attention on the beautiful trees and flowers that graced the road. There were horses and a bright blue sunny sky. The air was cool and I felt deeply satisfied at that moment.

There is a tendency to become overwhelmed in our thoughts and feel as though there is no resolve or there is a constant turmoil going on in our brains, trying to figure out relationships, money, work and boredom or being over extended. Just stop for one sec and take a deep breath, blow it out and release the tension. Breath in energy and renewal. Look at nature, smell the roses, sit in the sun and be still.

There are so many things we fear, yet to have fear is to not believe you are spirit and that Grace is not available. Except to the extent that you become religious or change your whole life. This is an error in thinking. For Grace, which is God's infinite, never-ending love, is always here for everyone. No matter what. He is just waiting for some to recognize this, for grace is the answer to all despair. We are never alone. We are never left alone. It is always there whether you believe it or not. It is truth.

You cannot learn Grace. It is a gift. It is through an opened mind that we can hear the call to awaken. In a world of seeming hate and fear, through Grace which is so opposite to everything in this world, hate and fear are gone and we see love in all things.

Let your own spirit be your guide. Do that which you know and feel in your heart is from a loving perspective. Forgive, be decerning, have compassion and love, love, love.

One morning a woman named Beverly I was caring for died. I really liked her and as I watched her speak to and change over to "the other side" I gave her a blessing and released her. It is always emotionally draining for me to experience this phenomenon. I came home and needed to re-boot. I felt exhausted and drained of my energy. I took my Mardi out for a walk. As we passed by a field, three black and orange butterflies swirled around me for several minutes and then followed me along the path. I smiled and lightly laughed at their presence after such a morning. I knew God's love was with me. Perhaps the presence of the butterflies was to let me know Beverly made it and was happy, that is Grace to me.