"In reflection I have discovered that it is through our surmounting life's challenges that we are strengthened. I think of the baby chick growing inside the egg and how deformed it would be if 'saved' from the effort of breaking through the shell on its own. ... Somehow our human belief is that life is supposed to be easy, without challenge, pristine and clean. SORRY! ... not so. If Discontent is Divine, does this mean we must seek out painful experiences in order to grow spiritually? ... NOT! ... it does not. What it does mean is that as challenges come to us, instead of covering them over, making believe they do not exist, we embrace them as we grow through them.
"... The reward attained on the spiritual path is finding inner peace even within the chaos, even within the dis-ease, even within feelings of insufficiency. And yet, we are not to worship at the altar of painful memories of that outer event. We are not to worship the pain, or worship the sorrow, and sit at the altar of hate. Let us remember we are first and foremost beings of Light who are called to worship at the altar of love."
You might say in those moments of Divine Discontent ... "what I was experiencing was a 'True Grit' experience. Just like the grit in the oyster is essential to growing the pearl. Divine Discontent urges us to pay attention to the will of God for us. The grit of life is the voice of God trying to get your attention, urging you to get out of your rut, get out of complacency, get out of your comfort zone and get on with your Mother/Father/Creator God's business, because, you see my friend, YOU are God's pearl of great price!"
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