Thursday Pause

 

This year, on Thursdays, I want you to push pause, breathe, and be aware of what is stirring within you.  It is tempting for me to just keep writing and piling on more information.  Rather than more words, today there is space. 

 

In particular, I think it is good to write down what thoughts have occurred to you over the last three weeks.  What new insights or ideas about loving God, self, or others are forming within you?  What questions are still searching and stirring and seeking some response?  Remember the root of the word questions is quest.  Our inquiries give voice to our curiosity of where we want to explore and what we want to explore.  Name, claim, and pray your ideas and questions.  Name, claim, and pray what is beginning to form and where/how you might dig deeper.  You could Google the insight to see who else has some thoughts or type in your question to see want comes up.  You can give me a call and stop by so we can chat.  You can find a book, blog post, pod cast, or just hold your insight and question leaning into it and listening to it.  Most important, pay attention and be aware of what is stirring within you today.  We have held these ancient words of Jesus about love for almost three weeks, I pray these words are working and wiggling and whirling within you in holy, mysterious ways.  May the unconditional and unceasing love of God be found in your life this day, expressed in your words this hour, and find outlets to escape into this world in beautiful, uniquely created ways by you, Beloved of God.  Amen.