“We cannot become so impatient
for the destination that we arrive before we are ready. I already know everything I need in this
moment to live fully. There is no other book or experience that will make me
more complete. ... the caution is to not let the words in a book become a
substitute for my own deep knowing.” ― Christine Valters Paintner, The
Soul's Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred
You already have everything to
be complete. Do you believe that? Part of our resistance and reluctance to
observe the Sabbath is the never-enough-ness and scarcity that sings a powerful
song to our souls. We think we need
more, can’t stop, and will be judged as lazy if we do. Why do we believe another’s judgment
(approval or acceptance) can make us more complete than God’s affection? Let that question simmer in your soul
today. Why does another person get to
hold the editorial pen in your life? Why
would a person’s approval ~ found when she laughs at your joke or nods at your
idea ~ mean more than God’s claim of belovedness on your whole life? Ponder today places you feel incomplete and
imagine God holding your one wild and precious life in all its beautiful
imperfection. Amen.
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