love

“God doesn’t want me to try to become more loving. He wants me to absorb his love so that it flows out from me. Only love is capable of genuine transformation. Willpower is inadequate. Thomas Merton reminds us that the root of Christian love is not the will to love but the faith to believe that one is deeply loved by God. Embarking on the journey of Christian spiritual transformation is enrolling in the divine school of love. Our primary assignment in this school is not so much study and practice as it is letting ourselves be deeply loved by our Lord.”

David Benner

How are you doing at letting yourself be deeply loved by God?

Grace and peace,
Deb

questions

“To be a Christian does not mean knowing all the answers; to be a Christian means being willing to live into the part of the self where the question is born.”

Wendy M. Wright

There was a time in my life when I felt as if I needed to have all the answers…in case a friend…or worse yet, someone who was searching out the faith, asked me about something. What would it say if I didn’t have the answer they were looking for? Would it reflect badly on God?

I have come to a place in my life where I am much more comfortable living in the questions. I love the God of mystery and He holds all the answers. What I can do is to be with others as they learn to live the questions.

Grace and peace,
Deb

presence

“God is always present – we’re the ones who show up.”

Rob Bell

Have you ever thought about the way we pray when we get toether? We ask God, “Please be present with us.” We are asking for something that already is. He is always present with us. Would not a truer prayer be…God, please help us to be present!”? We are the ones who live, most times, without awareness of how God is present.

May you, today, have a new awareness of God’s presence in your life.

May you see Him in all that you do, in everyone that you talk to, in everything you read, see or hear.

And, may you rest in the knowledge that He is always closer to you than your breath.

Grace and peace,
Deb

may it be

“Blessed woman, who believed what God said, believed every word would come true.”

Luke 1:45 the message

Words for Mary, words for me.
May it be as You have said.
May it be as You will.
May I be attentive to Your hand
and it’s movement in my life.
And…may I move in rhythm with you.

Grace and peace,
Deb

what grows?

An old Cherokee chief is teaching his grandson about life:

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

"One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.

"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope,
serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.

"This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"

The old chief simply replied, "The one you feed."

Which one do you feed???


Grace and peace,
Deb

heart song

“A friend is one who knows my heart’s song and sings it back to me when I have forgotten it.”

Unknown

I count my friends to be gifts from God. It is amazing to me that there people in this world who do not have any obligation to be with me. They actually choose to have me in their life. And, they take the time to remind me why. They speak truth into my life. They encourage, challenge and love me.

I can only hope that I brings as much to their lives as they bring to mine.

Thank you to all those women who speak into my life….who sing my heart song back to me when I have forgotten it.

Love,
Deb

sabbath

no post today ~ enjoy your sabbath