Surrender Leads to Trust

We are learning to live by letting go. The invitation is not to cling, not to control, not to strive to protect ourselves at all costs. We are asked to release our grip on status, comfort, outcome, even identity. This isn’t passivity. It is clarity. We see that grasping leads to fear and division, while surrender leads to trust and alignment. The path asks everything of us—not as a punishment but as a way to be fully available to what is real. We are not here to hold onto life but to live it with openness. The challenge is not to win, succeed, or prove ourselves. The challenge is to let go. Again and again. It’s simple. It’s everything.

May we go forth with open hands and willing hearts,
ready to release all that hinders love.

(inspired by Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus; David G. Benner, Surrender to Love)