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A Lenten Resolution: Letting Go and Let God
It is hard for us to let go
because we confuse letting go with giving up or not caring.
There are some things in life over which we have no control;
e.g., a rebellious child, a chronic illness, a difficult
partner, a physical handicap, the loss of a loved one.
No matter how hard we try, we
can't change some circumstances, nor can we change another
person, and we must go about the difficult task of letting
go.
This Lent might well be
devoted to letting go.
To let go is to admit
powerlessness in certain circumstances, which means
the outcome is in God's hands. To let go is not to
care for, but to care about. To let go is not to
fix but to be supportive. To let go is not to be
protective, but to permit another to face reality
and learn from their choices. To let go is not to
adjust everything to our desires, but to take each
day as it comes and cherish the moment. To let go
is not to regret the past but to grow and live for
the future. To let go is to fear less and to love
more.
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