Relaxing in God’s Love

God, help me to relax into your love.

I do not have to manage it, control it, 

or make sure it is flowing in my life.

I do not need to prove myself worthy of it 

or somehow reassure you (or me) that all is going 

according to plan. I do not need to waste time 

trying to figure out who is your “elect” or not, 

who is saved or not, who is in your grace or not.

I can just accept that you love everyone, and so I can 

relate to everyone I meet as if I’m relating to someone 

truly special and precious in your eyes. 

Help me to relax into this place of radical trust,

radical acceptance of your love, and radical compassion.

I know it is nothing to fuss over, and the more grounded 

I become in the ordinariness of your love, 

the more I am equipped to live a life of radical mercy, 

forgiveness, compassion, justice and love. 

Help me to live in your peace, so that I might be your peace 

— and your joy, and your love. Amen.

 

Carl Colman