Ride the WavesReflections by Steve L.

A Wave

May 5, 2026

“In dealing with grief, confronted with the fact that God is either everything or He is nothing, we can make a choice.”

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

A Deep Breath of Life

Alan Cohen

“We cannot judge or condemn another person’s act because we do not know how it fits into the bigger picture of their life or the lives of those they touch. At any given moment, we see only a tiny sliver of a huge jigsaw puzzle that only makes sense on a level that is broader than any human being can understand. Ultimately, every experience contributes to spiritual awakening. God sees only love; when we lift our vision, we behold a miraculous universe. Today, help me to see all people and events in the loving light of spiritual perception; to exchange judgment for compassion embraced in Your love.

2

Twenty-Four Hours a Day

Hazelden Foundation

“I cannot ascertain the spiritual with my intellect. I can only do it by my own faith and spiritual faculties. I must think of God more with my heart than with my head. I breathe in God's very spirit in the life around me; to keep my eyes turned towards the only good things in the world. When trapped in a box of space & time, I open a window by faith. Emptying my mind of all limitations of the world of the material, I can sense the Eternal. Prayer for the Day I pray that whatever is good I may have. I pray that I may leave for God the choice of what good will come to me.”