Do You Need to Be Needed?

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Do you really need to be needed? I find that question invites an honest look at my own heart. Sometimes I step in too quickly, offering help before I understand what someone actually needs. There is freedom in slowing down. In Swedenborg’s teachings, love and wisdom come together in useful service, and “wisdom is the form that love takes.” We begin by listening, asking questions, and letting another person’s needs guide how we offer our gifts. Our motives are a mixture. God works with us there, helping us grow in love while the “Spirit of truth” brings clarity to where we can serve. As our children find their way and our roles change, we can celebrate being needed less while still having something beautiful to give. Today, I invite us to gently loosen our grip on being indispensable and ask, “How can we serve here?”