Divine Connection: How Service and Silence Have Shaped My Life
Ed Zaydelman | Issue 002: The Sacred Thread That Binds | May 31st, 2025
Divine connection to me is an everyday practice. It’s the choice to turn toward God, my Higher Power, the Divine, or what I call the grand organizing design. This connection isn’t reserved for big moments — it’s alive in the small, daily practices: prayer, meditation, silence, gratitude, time in nature.
What’s beautiful is that it’s entirely personal. Each of us has a unique relationship with the sacred, and part of the journey is discovering and nurturing it on our own terms.
This connection has profoundly shaped my entrepreneurial journey. I turn to my Higher Power often for guidance, and I find inspiration not just in grand visions, but in the everyday. Even the mundane holds divine clues when you’re paying attention. Over time, this has built a quiet trust — a knowing that when I follow my heart and offer my light in service to myself and others, what I need will appear.
Lately, I’ve been shifting from a life led mostly by ambition to one centered on meaning. My prayers now sound like, “Where can I be of service? Where can I be useful?” This shift has deepened my sense of purpose and reminded me that my work isn’t just about achieving — it’s about aligning and co-creating with something far greater than myself.
Staying connected during challenges is where the real practice begins. When I feel stuck, I pray and then listen — sometimes in silence, sometimes in meditation, and often through the subtle signs life places in my path. The answers don’t always come right away. They may arrive through nature, a song lyric, a passing comment, or a moment of unexpected clarity.
I’ve learned that asking is only the beginning; waiting and receiving require faith. Like ordering a meal at a restaurant, once you’ve asked, you trust it’s on its way — you don’t storm the kitchen for updates. One practice that anchors me is the Serenity Prayer: “God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference.” It reminds me to release control and focus on what’s mine to carry.
For me, this relationship with the Divine is ultimately a friendship — a co-creation and an active dialogue to nurture and enjoy. Finding God is simple in theory: go inward, through the heart, into your silence. But in practice, it takes time and devotion. The payoff is beautiful: you begin to hear the whispers, notice the signs, and develop a deeper connection to the world and the people around you.
You start to care more for others, softening into compassion and humility. You practice service in small, everyday ways — by helping, giving, being curious about others. Most importantly, you surrender the need to control everything. You stop trying to be the director, actor, and stage crew of life, and instead focus on your part, doing it the best you can.
There’s no failing here — it’s all a cosmic dance of growth and learning. And maybe, if you rock it Yoda-style, you graduate to the next level. But the real beauty is here and now: the smile on your walk to work, the sunlight filtering through the trees, the birdsong outside your window.
Whatever your portal to the Divine, nurture it. Pay attention. Let it guide you, surprise you, and shape you — because the quiet voice that’s been with you all along is waiting to walk beside you.
This essay was featured in Issue 002: The Sacred Thread That Binds. Read the Full Publication
Ed Zaydelman is a contributing writer for The Sacred Business Writer’s Collective focused on helping creative professionals overcome barriers to authentic self-expression. You can follow him on Substack here.
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Really lovely, Ed