Knots

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Have you ever encountered "knots" in your life? There are all kinds of "knots", most
notably, those we get with rope, string, yarn, shoelaces, and things like that but think of life's "knots" and issues that we just can't figure out how to deal with.  Those could fall in various categories such as challenging relationships, health situations, financial concerns...you name it, there are all sorts of knots. Perhaps these knots aren't even clear until we listen to a small, still voice inside us.

Lately, I have been aware of several "knots" I was dealing with and it seems, for the most part, these concerns have just melted away.  Sometimes, the harder a person  tries to find answers the less clear the answers are but little by little beams of light shine and the way becomes clearer.

Talking about things out loud may bring a comment or perspective from a friend that helps. Making a phone call to a relative to update that person about a situation opened the door for me; this all happened quite without warning. 

I do know our faith can help.  For me, the blessed Mother has a title, "the Untier of Knots." This specific prayer, asks her intercession to her Son, Jesus, for our intentions.  It's amazing how many of those tight knots loosened up and answers came. Sometimes the answers came when I least expected, after I listened to a small, still voice suggesting I make a phone call, or to reach out to someone or even to forgive a long-held resentment.  

What does that small, still voice ask of each of us?  What comes to each of us in the quiet of our being?  How is that spirit inside each of us trying to help loosen those knots? That spirit is in each of us.  Our knots can be loosened! Are you listening to that spirit?