Who cares for each of us?

Over the past few days I have been in a really reflective place. It’s not like I have been sitting staring out into space….it is more like having this constant stream of metaphysical conversations in my head, all the while performing the tasks of the moment.

I am not trying to figure out one particular issue. Rather, it is several things that demand I get to a spiritual foundation. Hmmm, betcha when I get “there” (the spiritual foundation) I will see that all these “things” are related in some way!

But I had a neat insight that made me realize that regardless of the spiritual “wrestlings” in my head, I am being cared for.

My cat, Dale, (her brother is Roy…yes, all you TV children of the 50’s will know why) was recuperating from a wound. She hung out in the closet, in a dark and cozy place. I would go in regularly and pet her (which she loved, evidenced by her purrs), plus I brought food to her, which she scarfed up (so not feeling too poorly!). Basically, I spent two days hovering over the cat, attending to her simple needs. (She’s fine now.)

At one point, it reminded me of my mom (good company, Mom! I love my cats). Whenever I was sick from school, my mom would hover too. Not clingy, just be there…bring me chicken noodle soup (still my favorite) and chocolate milkshakes (sigh, gave those up several gym memberships ago). Mom hovering like that made me feel safe and loved, regardless of the physical condition.

And that made me take a leap. If my mom did that for me, what about the Mother of us all? Would She not do all that — and more? If I am down, feeling alone, under siege by sickness or stress or depression, wouldn’t this Mother hover near me especially? Heck, I do it for my cat! There’s got to be something bigger for the rest of us animals, eh?

I have mentioned Mary Baker Eddy in previous posts, a really remarkable spiritual thinker. She wrote that “Love is especially near in times of hate…”, which I take to mean under siege of any kind. (Eddy uses Love as a synonym for God or Spirit.)

Think about it. Just when you think you are the most alone, that no one cares or even could do anything to help, right there is Someone, as close as breathing. Someone who really cares and can actually do something to adjust what you think you see.

Maybe you can’t see the evidence of the good, divine Spirit right away because you are preoccupied with the circumstance. But still, She’s there. And eventually the mist of doubt and fear drifts away and the day is brighter. Why? Because the Creator and Her creation is all there is. The rest has no foundation, no permanency.

And you realize, She is constant. She never left you….She has been right with you all along.