I would like to finish this post off with a excerpt from my church bulletin. This excerpt stuck with me so strongly that I kept it for over a year. I think we are all struggling with anxiety and fear through this, but we have (and his caregivers have) what we need to get through it. I have to believe it.
What part does God have in our lives in terms of destiny? Is there such a thing as destiny? We are given some work to do that if we enter into it fully we find fullness and joy. If we avoid it, if we step away from it, if we are afraid of it-we find a kind of emptiness in life. This reading (Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19) implies that God does have a role in our destiny. Jeremiah is told by God that before he was born he was given a task to do. As he was being born there is a beautiful image of God knitting him together, making sure each and every thing he needs to be able to accomplish the task will be given to him. He is empowered by God. That's one of the beautiful things about this image of destiny. We've all heard the phrase: God does not give us more than we can handle. He doesn't give everybody the same amount of stuff. Not everyone can handle the same amount. If we play with this in the image of destiny, we will see that God is going to understand what our gifts and talents are. We are asked to use them for the good of the world and for the good of others. There's a beautiful balance between what we are asked to give, in a sense, and what we have. Any time we think God is asking us to given things he hasn't already give to us we are in a place of anxiety and fear. Those are two things the kingdom of God is not supposed to have. This beautiful image in the reading from Jeremiah reminds us that God has given each and every person all they need to accomplish the task.
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