Q: I have never felt that I really belonged or found my right place in this world. I suffer from a sense of unworthiness, and yet I am very talented and have a lot to share. Can you help me get unstuck from this false image?
A: Your question goes right to the heart of the Bible: Genesis, chapter 1. It’s in that book where we learn that God created all, that He saw what He had created, and that it was very good. Think of it! Not just good, but very good.
It might sound too simple to say to you that you do belong, and that you are now in your right place, since God, good, is everywhere—and how can any place not be the right one if God is there? Yet, though it may sound simple, this is a profound idea, firmly anchored in divine law. It is the true statement about your place and mine. But to have this sense of belonging demonstrated in our experience requires something of us, as do all worthwhile endeavors. It requires us to love God with all the heart and mind, and to let that love spill over into love for all God’s family, including ourselves.
