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MeetJesusin your heart.The Way is love.We can see Jesusin the face of others,yet we do not often lookwithin ourselves for His presence.Love yourself, listen to the Spirit.Once you know the Way, His heart is your heart.

Whatcan onelet go ofthat takes up space,making room for grace?Angst, frustration, worry,anger, petty jealousy,things that fester on the dark sideand lurk in the shadows of the heart?Shine light on them and they will disappear.

Tendto yourinner spacewhen things outsideseem beyond control.Quiet whispers to youthe wisdom of the Spirit.Still all your senses and listento the sweet rhythm of your heart and breath.Renew your strength, meet your inner teacher.

Inspired by Sybil MacBeth’s Praying in Color, I decided to begin the week with a visual prayer using phrases from last week’s posts.

Growin love,planting seedsfirst in our hearts.From this place of love,our purpose for beingis reborn and flourishes.Sharing this gift of renewaltransforms the emptiness within usinto sustainable acts of God’s grace.

Deepin ourliturgyspanning agesis a connectionto those who walked with Christand carried on the messageof God’s eternal love and grace.Close your eyes, imagine being there,feel the grounding of your feet on Christ’s path.

Lenthumblesour spirit.Humilitycreates in us spacefor possibilities.Rend your heart from temptation,remembering moments of grace.Gather them up, offering like grainto those in need of spiritual food.

Hopeis astrong muscleanchored in love,strengthened by hardships.As constant companionson journeys of the spirit,trials have a vital purpose,not as tests but as bulwarks of faithin the power of God’s divine presence.

Myfaith isrusty, wornthin by neglect.In the midst of fearI have lost sight of hope.My soul yearns to journey wherejoy and peace flow abundantly,where light shines in the midst of darkness.There I will discover my lost hope. As Lent approaches this … Continue reading →

I watch as he walks slowly to the car. Back crooked and one leg much shorter. The years have not been kind to him. Everything takes such effort that going out is hard. But he keeps moving smiling mostly. It … Continue reading →