Comments on: Letting Go and Letting God, for UU’s? http://www.lookingforfaith.org/blog/2007/letting-go-and-letting-god-for-uus Religion and spirituality from a Unitarian Universalist perspective Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: » Re: “Letting Go and Letting God, For UU’s?” Looking for Faith http://www.lookingforfaith.org/blog/2007/letting-go-and-letting-god-for-uus#comment-4792 » Re: “Letting Go and Letting God, For UU’s?” Looking for Faith Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:16:15 +0000 http://www.lookingforfaith.org/blog/2007/letting-go-and-letting-god-for-uus#comment-4792 [...] Jim wrote a beautiful comment on yesterday’s post, and I want to share it with you here: I don’t think it’s possible (or even necessarily desirable) to let go of the problems. [...] […] Jim wrote a beautiful comment on yesterday’s post, and I want to share it with you here: I don’t think it’s possible (or even necessarily desirable) to let go of the problems. […]

]]> By: Shelby Meyerhoff http://www.lookingforfaith.org/blog/2007/letting-go-and-letting-god-for-uus#comment-4789 Shelby Meyerhoff Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:56:09 +0000 http://www.lookingforfaith.org/blog/2007/letting-go-and-letting-god-for-uus#comment-4789 Very wise. Thank you, Jim. Very wise. Thank you, Jim.

]]> By: Jim http://www.lookingforfaith.org/blog/2007/letting-go-and-letting-god-for-uus#comment-4781 Jim Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:03:25 +0000 http://www.lookingforfaith.org/blog/2007/letting-go-and-letting-god-for-uus#comment-4781 I don't think it's possible (or even necessarily desirable) to let go of the problems. What we can let go of is the thought (or delusion) that we can solve all the problems in our lives -- and that there's something wrong with us if we can't do it efficiently, gracefully and mostly on our own. Increasingly, I've been getting the idea that spiritual growth isn't about progress toward perfection, but rather it is about expanding to hold onto and embrace the various tensions, problems and contradictions that inevitably arise in our lives. So, for me, "let go and let God" means not to let go of the problems but to let go of the attitudes and emotions that I have attached to the problems (thereby making room for them in my mind and heart). And, yes, it's easier said than done. I don’t think it’s possible (or even necessarily desirable) to let go of the problems.

What we can let go of is the thought (or delusion) that we can solve all the problems in our lives — and that there’s something wrong with us if we can’t do it efficiently, gracefully and mostly on our own.

Increasingly, I’ve been getting the idea that spiritual growth isn’t about progress toward perfection, but rather it is about expanding to hold onto and embrace the various tensions, problems and contradictions that inevitably arise in our lives.

So, for me, “let go and let God” means not to let go of the problems but to let go of the attitudes and emotions that I have attached to the problems (thereby making room for them in my mind and heart).

And, yes, it’s easier said than done.

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