302: Discomfort: An Unconventional Gratitude

The Next Right Thing

Emily P. Freeman

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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If you’re feeling pulled in all directions, looking for grounding words but unable to form them, here’s a short prayer of welcoming some things we need, some things we want, and others we would rather do without. Listen in.

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0:00.0	Silence, you are welcome here today.
0:05.0	I crave you and I'm suspicious of you.
0:11.0	What can I say? You're a fickle friend and so am I. I want the
0:16.5	peace you bring, but I could do without your lack of answers or your indifference
0:22.0	to my impatience.
0:24.4	Maybe we can meet in the middle.
0:28.0	Silence.
0:29.3	You are welcome here today.
0:37.0	Discomfort, you are welcome here today. Discomfort, you are welcome here today. I say this through clenched teeth.
0:47.0	If I'm honest, I would never choose you.
0:52.7	But maybe I need you to choose me
0:56.0	so that I can remember that even though I don't like you,
1:00.6	you're what I need to grow.
1:07.0	With you by my side, I'm more prepared to know my neighbor,
1:12.0	to take a risk, and to learn something new.
1:13.0	Discomfort, you are welcome here today.
1:17.0	Question. Questions. You are welcome here today. You already know I prefer answers. But lately, you're my only option.
1:36.7	Instead of pushing you away, for once I'll hold you close.
1:48.6	Show me what I need to know in my unknowing. Teach me a childlike curiosity. Questions. You are welcome here today.
1:55.0	Celebration. You are welcome here today.
2:07.0	I'm not one to throw a party, but sometimes it's the only thing that fits.
2:14.3	I confess I don't speak your language well.
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