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.

To let go is to let God.

Father Rufin Mika

25-February-2007