ROCK MY SOUL

Carried by Love

"So high I can't get over itSo low I can't get under itSo wide I can't get round itOh, rock my soul."Do you know this Peter, Paul, and Mary song?

When I sang it back in the '60s with fellow St. Bonaventure students at a popular Olean, NY coffeehouse/bar, I didn't understand its meaning. What was the

it

that was too high, too wide, and too deep to get around? Actually, I didn't give it that much thought. I just liked the tune and the way we sang it in rounds, led by a student folk group, The Wooden Nickel. 

I don't yet know for sure, but it seems to me now that the 

it

can

be any challenge or painful experience that we don't want to go through. We'd rather get around it. But we can't. The only way is to go through it and experience the

it.

This song has come into my consciousness several times in recent years when I've faced something big. I think it was wisdom's way of showing me that I needed comfort and that I could be carried through

,

rocked and cradled

in the arms of Love. We all can. 

May we welcome the lifting of Love whenever we face...whatever we face.  

Wishing you love and all that you need.

Always,

Charlene