Morning Meditation

I do not shrink from the pain of transformation.

Austin Gee

I do not shrink from the pain of transformation. 

My ego would prefer I avoid my pain, and not look too closely at the root of its cause. Today I choose the courage it takes to look honestly at who I’ve been, how I’ve behaved, and how I’ve contributed to the problems in my life.

A moment of crisis can be a moment of growth, as the wounded self prepares to transform. From the chrysalis of my pain, I will forge my healing – the wings of my newborn self.

Dear God,
I am preparing to be a better me,
Facing ways in which I have not been
The person You would have me be.
Be with me as I enter the pain
Of my own humiliation
And emerge forgiven
By You and by me.
Amen.

I do not shrink from the pain of transformation.