The blue rose
For years I became romantically involved with men but gradually I
discovered they weren’t emotionally available or capable of making a long-
term commitment. Those of my relationships were full of pain I didn’t find
my own true love. Now, I wanted to get married so I knew I had to do
something radically different.
One day, I decided to pray as follows: “God, I don’t know how to pick the
right partner, so please, please choose my Divine Beloved for me, and
prepare us both for our upcoming union. And God, just so I’m sure to know
who you’ve chosen for me, let him somehow present me with a blue rose.”
Every day after that for five months, I affirmed that my Divine Beloved was
coming to me, and that we would recognize each other at the right time.
Every day, I let go of a little more control and opened a little more to God
loving me. Every day, I looked for my blue rose.
Twelve days after I left my abusive boyfriend, I attended a luncheon where
happened an exciting talk show by Alan Cohen. He spoke about the power
within us that enables each of us to bless another human being. It touched
me so deeply that when he invited us all to do a blessing exercise, I was the
first to jump out of my chair. Over 100 people around me scrambled to find a
partner to practice that prayer.
Suddenly things became quiet. A young blue-eyed man stood in front of me.
We joined hands and gazed into each other’s eyes. Following Alan’s
instruction, I asked, “Will you bless me?” Though he said nothing for several
minutes, I knew he silently poured unconditional love and blessings onto my
heart thirsty for love for so long. He then gently asked, “Will you bless me?”
and I returned the love. We side by side kept that such silence and didn’t say
anything else to each other.
