Princess Morag wonders where is your safe space? Recently the Princess was inspired to create a sensory retreat for her kids in the bottom of their closet. And the young master caught on with the concept thanks to the Dinosaur Train episode in which Mrs Pteranodon sends all her children away to find a 'calm space'. When his sister has been crying recently he wants to make her go into the calm space but so far she has resisted his command!
Today Glennon was asking how we can keep our babies safe in this world. The princess has taken this question to heart since her offspring arrived because from the moment they are conceived a mother's heart is full of anxiety for them. And she knew that her fear could rule their lives and Princess Morag didn't want to live in fear, or her children live in the shadow of it. It seems to the princess that to be known and loved and accepted are the prerequisites for being able to take reasonable risks. The princess put herself in a precarious position once when she was a teenager and is thankful that no harm was done to her. She thinks maybe the people who take risky risks are testing how far they can go, because they want someone to catch them, they are not at all sure that they can count on others; if they come to harm then what does it matter if nobody knows or notices or cares? There is no safe space to turn to.
On the other hand, if there is a safe space, if there is someone who will catch you when you fall, you can try flying and keep trying even if you keep crashing to begin with. What can be more dangerous than living a life of love? Where is the safe space you can retreat to when it threatens to crash down on you?
Keep me safe, my God,
for in you I take refuge. Psalm 16.1
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5. 1-2
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