Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Lent Prayerful and Intentional



Maybe when life is interrupted and disrupted there can be a new creation.
A new idea that springs forth like a spout poking its fragile stalk out of the wet soil.

Maybe the new creation is found in the chaos.
Chaos was how God began to craft and create all that is.
Chaos is still where creativity takes shape.

A stroke of paint that was misplaced on the canvas...
Suddenly takes the art in a new direction.

A piece of clay that was meant to be a bird...
Suddenly becomes a different shape that is even more beautiful.

An idea...prayer practice...hymn...poem...class...sermon...service...relationship...day
You get it.

Just because there is an interruption and disruption,
doesn't mean it is a cause to dismay and just head for the freezer to take care of our disappointment with spoonfuls of ice cream.

Sometimes the beauty...the holiness is in the chaos.
That wisdom was woven into our lives from the beginning.

Still is true for us today...
Especially today when things don't go according to plan.

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