Daily Meditation: Friday, September 20, 2002

Life sends us all kinds of trials. But these trials have …

09/20/2002

Life sends us all kinds of trials. But these trials have beneficial effects for some and harmful effects for others. Why? Why do some people succumb or become malicious whilst others strengthen their will-power, their love and their light? For all trials to be beneficial it is not enough to be sturdy and headstrong; thought and good sense need to have their say. The first thing a disciple must do when faced with a trial is to accept it by saying that, since he is the son of God, he has within him the means to overcome it. He must then find these means, which may be of all kinds. But the first thing to do is to accept the trial, and not to say: 'How can this be? Why is this happening to me?' It is happening to you and from it you must try to extract the elements that are most useful to your evolution. This is why you must love trials. But to love them is not to go and look for them stupidly. They will come your way without your having to look for them. You must love trials simply because loving them is the best way to confront them.