For Now

One of the ways of dealing with anger (and often the powerlessness that instigates it) is to find a way to pray that actually works. This author, Emily P. Freeman, has been a real gift to me (Bill) on the journey of late, and I suspect you’ll appreciate her. Adding ‘for now’ to some of your situations today.

I repeat this phrase as a reminder and a prayer: “For now” reminds me that it won’t always be this way, that I can endure because this has an end date.

“For now” is an arrow, pointing at the place where I now stand, keeping me in this present moment. They are two words that, when added to what feels like an impossible sentence, can take away the implied assumption of forever and can shift my focus ever so slightly to this right-now moment, which is the only one I have. 

• My kids are struggling… for now. 

• I’m working overtime… for now. 

• I’m missing an outlet for creativity… for now. 

• We don’t have a faith community… for now. 

• I don’t know what I’m doing… for now. 

• I feel like I don’t belong… for now. 

- Emily P. Freeman, How to Walk into a Room