The other day I reached into a jacket pocket and pricked myself on a toothpick. Annoying. A toothpick is something that very few of us need on a daily basis. Many stand around for a long time before being used once. But when you need one because you have something in your teeth that you can't get out that way - a toothpick is irreplaceable. Sometimes we feel the same way - we are not noticed, but when we are suddenly needed, we have to be there and available. This can be hurtful for us because we feel used. In this case, it is helpful not to make one's own identity and significance dependent on the selective need or attention of others or to draw it from the spontaneously demanded performance. Those who know they are loved unconditionally by God are less vulnerable to the lack of attention or spontaneous attention from others. This helps when it comes to being spontaneously available.
I wish you an extraordinary day!
