Good

Dear Friend,

I want you to know that you are good.

God made you.  And you are good.

Doesn't matter if you've done things that are not good.

Doesn't matter if you don't feel that you are good.

God planted goodness in your heart when He made you and your heart is meant for goodness.

Goodness is where your heart will wander if you let it.

It's like the plant on my window sill.   The plant that sits on my window sill is all bent. It's bent because the plant has curved to be nearer to the sunlight.  No one came and bent it towards the light.  The plant automatically knows that it needs the light.

It's the same with you and me.  We know down deep that we were meant for light and goodness.  When we feed the goodness down deep within us, we feel peace.  We feel love.  We feel joy.

The hard part is figuring out how to feed the goodness.  Because it is so much easier to feed our failings and our sins.  It's so much easier to find people who will feed our failings.

I wonder today, how you and I can feed the good part of our hearts.  Maybe by calling that friend who always sees the best in us.  Or maybe by hugging our mom, who drives us crazy, but who is our biggest fan.  Or maybe my silently asking God to help us feel loved.

Whatever it is--I hope it makes you feel your goodness.

Love,
Me