How has this week
gone? Were you able to listen to your
life and let your life speak? Did you
find a new path of curiosity to travel down?
Did you take that first tentative step in response? Or were you reluctant or resistant ~ which is
totally understandable! Remember,
letting your life speak is NOT about getting it perfect all the time. There will be moments when our liabilities
and limits, our trespasses and shadows cause us to stay stuck on the
sidelines. Thriving is not about being
awesome all the time. Thriving has a
rhythm embedded within it or seasons as I said on Tuesday. Moments when we are caught up in the spirit
and moments when we need to rest on the sidelines. Moments when we feel our fuel tank full and
times we run on empty. When our souls
slouch, we don’t help ourselves by berating ourselves. We don’t help by trying to compare ourselves
to others or giving ourselves a swift kick in the pants to snap out of it. Compassion and care are God’s give to
everyone – including you.
To practice
self-compassion today. To notice the
ways you are tough, resilient, savvy, and yet shy. How might you be kind to yourself? Sometimes our brains are bossy and
impatient. We don’t share love with
ourselves, rather we keep pushing and prodding and trying to prove we are
worthy. You can’t earn God’s love, God’s
love for you is. It isn’t about demanding
or deserving grace, faith is accepting grace as a gift, then letting that grace
beautifully disrupt your life.
How can you be
kind to yourself this day? How might
that kindness help your shy soul come out into the light to let your life
speak? May those question guide you on a
prayer journey that unfolds today. Amen.
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