Did you ever think of God as a Bandit

   I don’t think most people do

But what if we did

   What image would come to our spiritual eyes

   The Robin Hood of Love

If so what would God take

   Our need to be in control

   Our desire to prove our worthiness

   Our belief in our badness

   Our wish to be right

We are so rich in those areas

   Our ego reminds of this most of the time

But Robin Hood also gave to the poor

   The parts of us that are lacking would receive

      Grace

      Peace

      Love

      Kindness

      Gentleness

But God is not a bandit who steals

   God is a bandit who shows us what we can give up

      All the richness listed above

   So God can restore our poverty

      With the abundance of grace

It is a gift

   Offered eternally or until we accept