Ride the WavesReflections by Steve L.

A Wave

March 2, 2025

“Today, I put on the music to dance & celebrate, not to hide in darkness & despair.”

Three readings. A song that says the rest. And inspiration for whatever this day is here to teach.

A lone surfer riding inside a great curling wave

Read — the readings that opened the day

1

Excerpt From Desert Banquet

David G.R. Keller

“Our inner path toward transformation and eternal union with God is traveled simultaneously along the outward path of our daily life and relationships.”

2

Meditations, p. 55

Meister Eckhart

“It is a delusion to think that we can obtain more of God by contemplation or by pious devotions or by religious retreats than by being at the fireplace or by working in the stable.“

3

Simple Man

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Songwriters: Ronnie Van Zant / Gary Robert Rossington

“Oh take your time don't live too fast Troubles will come and they will pass Go find a woman yeah and you'll find love And don't forget son there is Someone up above And be a simple kind of man Oh be something you love and understand Baby be a simple kind of man Oh won't you do this for Me son if you can Forget your lust for the rich man's gold All that you need is in your soul.”

4

Twenty-Four Hours a Day

Hazelden Foundation

“Meditation for the Day “Spirit-power comes from communication with God in prayer and times of quiet meditation. I must constantly seek spirit communication with God. This is a matter directly between me and God. Those who seek it through the medium of the church do not always get the joy and the wonder of spirit communication with God. From this communication comes life, joy, peace, and healing. Many people do not realize the power that can come to them from direct spirit communication. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may feel that God's power is mine. I pray that I may be able to face anything through that power.”