Sweet Surrender
One of my favorite songs by John Denver is “Sweet Surrender.” It goes, “Sweet, sweet, sweet surrender, live, live, live, without care, like a fish in the water . . . like a bird in the air.” It stresses letting go and letting God in order to be truly free and fully alive. It makes me think of the image of God as the Potter. We are the clay of course. We need to be supple and yet firm enough to work with. We need to let go and let God, but also be strong and endure. It’s a balance. Sometimes we can overthink things and try too hard to control our lives. Control is an illusion. We really are pretty helpless without others and God. Where would we be without our doctor for example? On the other hand, we have to try hard and persevere. Most of all, we have to give our lives to God in prayer and action, surrender. Ironically, when we do this, we will have a deep inner peace.
One of my favorite songs by John Denver is “Sweet Surrender.” It goes, “Sweet, sweet, sweet surrender, live, live, live, without care, like a fish in the water . . . like a bird in the air.” It stresses letting go and letting God in order to be truly free and fully alive. It makes me think of the image of God as the Potter. We are the clay of course. We need to be supple and yet firm enough to work with. We need to let go and let God, but also be strong and endure. It’s a balance. Sometimes we can overthink things and try too hard to control our lives. Control is an illusion. We really are pretty helpless without others and God. Where would we be without our doctor for example? On the other hand, we have to try hard and persevere. Most of all, we have to give our lives to God in prayer and action, surrender. Ironically, when we do this, we will have a deep inner peace.