Faith in Divine Time
By Kathy Karlander
Inspiration is a fickle thing. You never know where it is going to come from or how long it will last when it does show up. When I write these monthly messages I like to do so from an inspired place, so that there is a powerful energy behind the words, an energy that is shared with all of those who read the message. I was beginning to wonder if January was going to be much of an inspirational month for me, when out of the blue inspiration did bubble up to the surface. Trust and Patience always win out in the end!
So without further ado…
For the past few months I have been working in a middle school two days a week as an AVID tutor (working to inspire and support students to pursue college). I love what I do and it is great to connect with the students on a more personal level. Last Thursday while working at the school the other two tutors and myself were asked to escort a classroom of students down to the cafeteria for their lunch period. This is not one of our normal duties, but we were going that direction anyway and gladly accepted the request to help out the classroom teacher. While waiting in line, I decided I needed to go get something from my purse so I turned around and headed for the office. As soon as I turned around I saw a young girl walking very slowly down the hall, coming towards me. As I got a bit closer to her I saw her face was very pale, almost grey. I have never seen someone alive whose skin was that color. (The last time I saw someone that color, they had just collapsed with a major heart attack and had stopped breathing.) I asked her if she was ill, she nodded her head. I asked her if she was trying to get to the nurse’s office, she nodded her head. I remember her lips were very parched and grey also. I was very concerned for her and did not want her to continue on by herself, so I put one hand on her back and guided her back towards the nurse’s office.
The instant I put my hand on her back, with a very light touch I might add, it was ON FIRE. I immediately thought she must be extremely feverish for me to feel so much heat. We finally made it to the nurse’s office, I helped her sign in, and the nurse took over. I was still worried about her, so I checked in a bit later. I was told she was not feverish at all. But they were sending her home with her mother as soon as possible. I was shocked to find out she was not feverish. Even though I do energy work on a regular basis, I have never felt such intense heat with such an immediately contact. Once I realized what had really happened, I also realized it had been important that I found her wandering when I did. I can’t say that I ‘cured’ her, but I do know that I definitely helped her.
In that moment I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that I was meant to be there, in that hallway, at that exact moment. I knew that with every fiber of my being. I also knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is no way I could have preplanned three months ago when I first accepted this position to tutor that I would need to be in that hallway, on that day, to help that girl. Yet, there I was.
When I find myself walking into unknown territory, not sure which step is ‘right’ or ‘best’, I find comfort in KNOWING that I will always be in the exact right place at the exact right time when it is important for me to be there. This is a pattern I see in my life all of the time, the pattern of knowing that I am right where I most need to be AND that there was not really any way I could have planned all of the synchronistic and convoluted steps that brought me to that spot.
I invite you to think about your own life, reflect upon those synchronistic moments in your own life. Think back to a time when you ‘just happened’ to be at the right place at the right time for some special connection or moment. Now, think about all of the silly steps that placed you in the spot at that time. Can you honestly say that you could have consciously orchestrated that event? Or, can you join me and believe that you will always be in the exact right spot and the exact right time when it is important for you to be there? Can you have FAITH in the process of creation, in Divine Timing and Divine Order?
Peace,
Kathy Karlander
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