Those of you who have read other blogs from me, have heard about my wonderful grandson who came into this life with his memories of his spiritual existance intact. Riley is almost nine years old now, and apparently his connection to God is alive and well. Following is a little story from this past weekend, when the simplicity of a child's faith was once again shown in all of it's beautiful glory. Riley's immediate family is not 'religious' and does not dwell on one Ascended Master over another, so what occurs in the story below is unique to his personal spiritual experience, without any prompting from his family:

We were having a family gathering and cookout on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon. I was sitting at the picnic table with other family members, while my grandson was sitting on a lawn chair next to me. I wasn't feeling well and I had not eaten anything. Someone asked me why not. I explained and let the subject drop.

My grandson said to me, "Grandma, why don't you just tell Jesus you don't feel good? That's what I do and then He just says 'You are healed' and I feel better. I don't tell Mommy though, because Jesus says that's like taking back my tummy ache". How beautifully simple; Ask, Receive, Let go.

I think about how many times we forget to ask for help when we need it. We plow ahead, alone in our minds, thinking we have to figure it all out by ourselves, when we could just simply ask. The Divine, our angels and our guides are with us in every moment. They walk by our sides, just waiting for us to notice them and seek their help and guidance. They hear every thought, every word, see every action. How often do we forget that we are not alone, have never been alone?

I wonder how often we are open to truly receiving. I think about the verse, "...faith as small as a mustard seed..." Mustard seeds are extremely tiny, smaller than the head of a straight pin. Our faith only needs to be that tiny, for us to receive an answer. Or how often do we ask, then immediately dismiss the possibility of gaining an answer? When a child requests something in need, they automatically expect an answer. Most of us have seen how children respond if they don't get an answer - we call it pestering =) And there's the scenario where we do receive an answer, but it appears different than the expectation we had, so we disregard it.

Most of us struggle with letting go, taking back, letting go, taking back, in a perpetual tug-of-war with that which we'd really rather be rid of, done with. Sometimes the letting go is of small things, those petty annoyances of day to day life. We don't find that all so difficult. However, when it is a large issue - a relationship, our health, a financial situation, how difficult it is for us to truly let go.

Just for today - let's understand we are not alone. Let's ask for help with one small thing today. Open your heart with me and let go of this one small thing. Picture a balloon on a string in your hand, labled with this one thing you are asking for help with. Release the string and let it float away, further and further away until you can no longer see it. Connect then with your Inner Child, who believes without question, receives without fail, and lets go of expectation.

May the wonder of the simplicity of One be with you in every moment of Now.