Entered into the Love of God we enter into the wild.
Entered into the Love of God we put down our presupposed outcomes,
We enter into process, and relationship, and the unknown future;
How might we live and have our being?
A Holy Experience of Birthing and Caves
You may be in a cave. Perhaps you are aware of all that is going on outside the cave. The sounds of weeping and sorrow reach your ears. The negative energy of rabble-rousers pokes at you. The tremors of too-near implosions are wearing on your heart.
But you are still in the cave.
In the cave you are birthing new things and a new way. It is hard work. Particularly because you are not all too sure what the new way is. You know what it won’t be, but can barely see what it might be.
Spiritual Warfare 101, 201, 301, and 401
Bring in light and darkness flees.
Let me say it again. In case your theology would want it to be more difficult than this. In case your christian framework would want to have more glory than this. In case your paradigm and mindset would need to contribute something of self effort or sacrifice or piety or morality or warfare or even prayers or worship.
Bring in light and darkness flees.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” John 1:5
The only war is the war in your heart to agree with light for yourself and others.
Beauty and Creativity in Re-Discovering Joy
Perhaps you have lost your joy. The tasks about you may seem to be never-ending. You’ve been at this for some time now. It is hard to catch one’s breath.
The recipe for re-finding joy is a surprising one. It is not so much about stretching and reaching, grasping or holding, but about releasing, pausing, creating, investing – gentle manners of heart and soul. A relinquishing rather than a hoarding. A surrender.
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So Much More
I and two other women are away at a conference. Last night we stumbled into the guest house with groceries and bags, exhausted from a long days drive and evening activities.
This morning I heard through my slow waking, “They are not here. I’m not seeing them.”
My mind ascertained that maybe the keys to the car were misplaced and then to my mind came a thought which I voiced, “Maybe they are in the door.”
Called Out
Two women were heading to the worst part of the city to pray. They had a few used purses filled with necessary items that they were going to give to the women living on the streets. When they first arrived in this part of the city they spent the first while worshipping in a small church in the area. This had been the habit of these women for some time.
At the end of this time of worship and as they were leaving the church a man came up to them and directed them, urgently pointing, “You must call emergency services. You must call emergency services, there is a man who has fallen down.”
Spring Beauty
Vancouver Walk
Boats and More Boats
A Day with my Daughter
Tiny Treasures
Happy Birthday
Favorite Path
Satisfaction
Perfect View
Foe or Friend?
Grandson at the Beach
Light just Right
Tulips are Best
Tiny Wonder
At the Local Restaurant
Simple Pleasures
May Beauty
Bathtime
Wedding Celebration
Pretty in Pink
Beckoning
