November 26th, 2010 |
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Melodie Beattie wrote,
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
If today…the day after….. finds you unexpectedly welcoming the unexpected – some bit of chaos or confusion…may you live aware of the power of renewed hope fueled by amazing grace and gratitude; humbled by what is unseen, and carried by love’s forgiveness and redemption.
Gratitude leads….always has…always will. Shall we practice scandalous gratitude despite the unexpecteds that might have found their way to our kitchens and to our hearts? Shall we rebel against self absorbed fears and our often massive insecurities and simply practice gratitude for what truly has been, for what is, and what shall be?
Peace to you….
November 13th, 2010 |
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…….For weeks now while healing from a back injury and waiting to once again run…….
i’ve found myself praying the simple prayer found in Psalm 30:7
“Lead me in a plain path.”
A simple, clear, clean…tiny little path…
No brilliant lights…
No marching bands…
No exhilarating crowds..
Just a simple, plain, honest, true, sound, strong, sure plain path.
And early today…for the first time in almost four months…I went for my early morning run…
Sweet…..plain….path….
And I thought of the simple words spoken by Jesus when he said so tenderly yet so forcefully,
“You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”
But, I often seem unable to find truth – especially within a particular circumstance or relationship…. so within those areas….
I am not free.
And then…quite unexpectedly…without any effort or intention on my part these words came to me… also spoken by Jesus…
“I am the truth.”
“I am the truth.”
So, I thought…well, if I want to find the truth and if it is truth that will set me free and if I cannot seem to find the truth…
then maybe instead…I could just find Jesus…
and let him set me free.
Maybe I’ve complicated my race far too much…allowed far too many voices and distractions and opinions….well meaning though they be…but they have cluttered my plain path….
Truth is a precious commodity. An invaluable gift of respect we offer ourselves and those we love. It is a gift that can be costly in its revelation but any other gift – damage control, spin stories, pretty packaging – oh, those gifts can become messy litter, roadblocks on our run.
And we live unfree….so very encumbered….
You know what I mean?
Shall we seek to be made free?
And discover how to love well along the way…
