Today, …An Open Letter for Sharyn and Those Who Love Her. In the 1960’s a popular song was sung by Barbara Streisand, entitled, “People.” Sharyn loved that song and played it over and over. The song contained the phrase, “…people, people who need people are the luckiest people in the world.”
Sharyn intuitively knew the wisdom of that phrase and lived her life accordingly. She was never unkind, harsh, or aggressive toward anyone. Instead she must have seen the God Spirit in her fellow human beings–her brothers and sisters with whom she gently shared her life. She asked little for herself but was grateful for the blessings she received.
During the last few years, she shared long talks with her sister, Mary Beth, who had in common their love and concern for sons experiencing their own difficulties. Just as God shares His Unconditional Love for each of us, these two mothers always give their bountiful, unconditional love to their children and to those around them.
Just as God patiently waits, never judging, nor holding anything against any of us, Sharyn looks to the time when her gifts are to be willingly accepted by those to whom they are given.
To her son, Andy, your mother always loves you unconditionally! This is because her love for you has as its source, and is the same as God’s Love for her! God in Her, through Her, and as Her! ONE, ONE, ONE! This love is always present. As God is always proud of His Children, who after all are a part of Him, so Sharyn is always proud of her Son. Joy in her son is always present–whether while in recovery, sobriety, or relapse. Nothing is held back! When you are helping others, as you are doing, the true recipient of these gifts is yourself and those you love.
Thich Nhat Hanh tells the story of a young Vietnamese man who is saying farewell to his mother, whom he expects never to see again. As he is about to leave for America, he tearfully says, “…but mother I will never see you again.” His mother replied, “Son! Anytime you want to see me, gaze into the lines in the palm of your open hand. I will be there. I am always with you!”
And so it is!
We are not bodies. Sharyn is not a body. We are God’s children. Heaven offers thanks for our presence.
And, so Sharyn, too, can say,
“I am not a body. I am free. I hear the Voice that God has given me, and it is only this my mind obeys.”…from, A Course in Miracles
Thank you.