Members and guests we are being challenged with a fiscal crisis the likes of which has never been seen in California. Sometimes we see only despair and question whether or not we can find a workable solution.
Consider this:
"The bumblebee`s wings are so thin and its body so big, it should not be able to fly. The only problem is-the bee doesn`t know that." I saw this quote from author David Lindsey in spiritualist, Iyanla Vanzant`s book, "Acts of Faith", that I felt captured the essence of what we face.
Ms. Vanzant continues:
"Most of us don`t know what we cannot do until someone tells us. We are willing to try almost anything, go anywhere stretch ourselves to the limits in pursuit of our dreams. And then we talk to other people. We are reminded of how dangerous it may be, how ridiculous it sounds, what a chance we are taking. People have no problem informing us of all the downsides and pitfalls; they cannot see how we will ever reach the goal. They put us in touch with our faults, limitations and habits. They remind us of all the others who didn`t make it, and in vivid detail they tell us why. They give us warnings, cautions and helpful hints about alternative things we can do. When they are finished, we have been effectively talked out of our dreams. Bumblebees do not talk and neither should we. If you have a dream you want to come true, the only way to it is through it. You must take a chance, a risk and a leap. If you believe in yourself and your ability, you will be taught how to fly."
This morning I pray that just as you provided blessings to Daniel facing the lion, and Moses facing the Red Sea on one side and Pharaoh on the other, and as you did for Sarah and Abraham when they received Isaac, and as you did when you raised Lazarus from the dead, so also, on this day, as we seek your divine guidance, you bless us to allow us to transcend all obstacles in order for California to fly.
May this be God`s will.-AMEN.
