It’s All Connected

Recently, my sister from Connecticut suggested we watch the TV show “Manifest”. I did watch the first season on Hulu and part of the second so far; it’s pretty good. It’s about a passenger plane that disappears and mysteriously returns five years later. I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but the little boy on the show at one point says “It’s all connected”.

Several years ago my husband’s cousins gave us two copies of the book Jesus Calling. It’s a book of inspirational passages for every day of the year. When you get to December 31st you start over. They gave us two copies (one for me and one for my husband) even though we could easily share. I gave one book to my daughter who kept it in her room. The other book moved around various spots in the house and ended up on our coffee table.

Fast forward a couple of years. My sister (same one) was visiting from Connecticut and while sitting on the sofa says “Oh my goodness! This is the book I have been looking for but I didn’t know the name of it”. Huh?

It turns out that the night before, a woman who was supporting my sister in her spiritual growth had suggested a book. But the woman had a strong accent and my sister could not understand her. My sister thought she was saying “Deesus Calling”. She made the woman repeat it several times until my sister was too embarrassed to keep asking.

My sister asked me if she could have the book and I said “Of course! I have two copies”. I truly believe that the cousin gave us two copies because one was meant for my sister. I truly believe the woman told my sister about the book the night before just so she would find it.

Now I keep my copy in my tote bag that I take to work each day. When I feel stressed or frustrated, I’ll read the passage for the day and it usually helps. I really do think it’s all connected - spiritual, emotional, health, wellness, relationships, family, work, finances.

Part of today’s passage

It’s all connected.