SPIRITUALLY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL
Can we abandon our will and trust Him? I have learned that in hopeless moments, it is the only way to move forward.
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Passages to Something New
The question is not how to avoid loss and make it not happen, but how to choose it as a passage, as an exodus to greater life and freedom.
LETTING MYSELF BE WEAK
It is in my weakness that I find Christ, especially during this Lenten season. I want to take refuge in the Lord.
CHOOSING TO BE SAVED
I realized that the desire to give into shame was strong, but the invitation to choose love is stronger.
SCORCHING WIND AND SUN
No matter how dry my prayer feels, God continues to offer the water of everlasting life.
An Acknowledgement and Invitation
My hope is to live beyond my own limited imagination, and into God’s dream for me.
*Photo credit: Tory Hallenburg
THE POWER OF TRUST
Help me to gather the strength to let go of that control and put my trust in you more and more each day.
Coming Home
Our homecoming involves allowing the inner voice of mercy and love to take hold of us and move us beyond self-rejection to live as God’s beloved children.
Little Annunciations & Authenticity
Mary’s simple, grounded way is one of unshakeable authenticity and trust in God’s unconditional love, not of perfectionism.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
We make futile progress on our journey when one of our feet is on the path of holiness, and the other foot is on the world's way.
I may have voluntarily jumped into that downward spiral, but God was the one who pulled me out.
PRAYING FOR PEACE, PRAYING FOR HEALING
When we experience healing for both the wounded and the aggressors, our hearts are more open to reconciliation and conversion.
TURNING TO GOD
God meets us where we are and invites us to grow beyond ourselves, transforming our experience in the present moment into holy ground.
ACTIONS MORE THAN WORDS
It is often in the small, ordinary things that we can make a big difference in the lives of those around us.
CORNERSTONE: PROVIDING STRUCTURE TO SALVATION
For only He can support the weight of the world (and infinitely more) through ways only He knows how.
TRUST AND HOPE
Trust in the Lord means to hand over control, little by little, because God is stable and reliable.