Today’s daily reflection comes from the following parable titled “A Little Boy’s Story” and is by Stine Gro Struksnaes:
A boy sat down, he looked so sad
his toy had gone apart
He tried to fix it, but too bad! –
he just wasn’t that smart.
“Oh Father, help me!” was his cry,
“please fix this toy for me!”
“My pleasure, son”, the quick reply
as he came close to see.
The boy bowed down and tried anew,
each time with greater zeal
But as the night drew close he knew
his failure was too real.
He then looked up and cried again;
“My Father! Don’t you care?
You told me you would help me
but your hand was never there!”
“My precious son”, the father said,
as he in love bowed down,
“I waited here all afternoon
while you tried on your own –
I could not fix your toy, you see,
cause you did not let go,
but give me please each broken part,
and I will fix it now!”
And so the story ended
with a happy little boy
who finally gave all to dad
who fixed his broken toy.
Have you a broken story,
or a broken bleeding heart –
something that is too hard to fix
a dream that broke apart? –
Then give it to your Father –
your loving Friend above
Just leave it all in His big hands
and trust a Father’s love.
These words hold much significance in my life given how often I’ve asked God for help but continued to handle things on my own. All of the paths I took with addictions went this way until I discovered I couldn’t fix any of them by myself. Lately, I’ve come to see the same holds true with my health and healing. Each of my own individual attempts to get healthier quicker have generally gone nowhere or only made things worse for me. While there are times here and there I still try to fix something with my health, I’ve come to understand that for me to become fully “fixed”, it’s going to take me completely trusting in God’s love and leaving it in God’s hands. It’s a challenge on most days to remain on this path, but one I know I must adhere to. Because I know in doing so, God will be put back together again in great working order.
I pray I stop trying to fix myself on every level and instead trust inherently in God to do it for me, as I know God can and will.
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson