Loving, Creator God, Spring reminds us that it’s never too late to start over. That there has been grown over these long months of winter when we saw nothing. When we were called to trust there was growth happening beneath the soil. Growth we could not see. And now? Glory! We celebrate the beauty of all…
Tender God, Thank you for embracing me just as I am, with the jumble of conflicted feelings and thoughts I have today. Help me, Jesus, to let all of these feelings have their place – to honor them, accept them, and with a breath of release, blow away the ones that are not worthwhile hanging on to….
God, You do see a path when we only see obstacles. You hold hope when we’re at the bottom of our reserve. You provide strength when every muscle – physical, spiritual, emotional (need we go on?) – burns with fatigue. And God, you have answered and will answer our prayers. So we pour our hearts…
Dear Jesus, Today, I release. I release my worries. I release the anxiety that’s gnawed a tender spot in the bottom of my soul. I release my fear that the future’s uncertain (because it is, and that’s okay. You’ll be with me in it). I release my simmering bitterness that’s bubbled on the back burner…
Today, we give away our beloved Sunny to her adoptive family. It is a searing pain…. Last fall, we learned of our daughter, Eden’s, numerous food allergies. We were concerned that she might be allergic to our golden doodle, Sunny, as well. Eden and Sunny love each other. Eden chases after Sunny, calling her “Bah-Bah” (which…
O Great Love, As we think about Valentine’s day, we bring you our hearts… hopeful hearts, disappointed hearts, confident hearts, hearts-in-hiding, grateful hearts, angry hearts, patient or “I’m so done and over with this” hearts, restless hearts, full or aching-with-hollowness hearts, scarred hearts, scared hearts, hearts that sing and hearts now long silent, surprised hearts, struggling…
Centering and calming God, Sometimes we feel like our minds are both everywhere and nowhere at all – we’re filled with such a jumble of tasks and reminders and to-do alerts, all pinging against the walls of our heads. We ask, God, that in these few moments before us, your peace and your guidance would…
Loving God, We praise you, we thank you, for holding our hand in the start of a new year. January always seems to bring a desire for more control over our lives. We make resolutions, set our path toward long-held dreams, fix our homes and our schedules to help us succeed. We want so much, God,…
Loving Spirit, How grateful we are to turn all that we are – mind, heart, and body – to you right now. Some of us feel like our minds having been going in so many directions this week. We are yearning for some centeredness amid the schedule of clamoring reminders and tasks. Some of…
Dear God, Thank you for being my hope in times of waiting. It’s such a hard place to be – the waiting time. It feels so……long. I can’t help but focus every day on the thing for which I’m waiting, or all the obstacles preventing what I’m waiting for from happening, or my own inability to make what I’m waiting…
Creator God, I praise you as the Giver and Renewer of the seasons. The earth’s rhythms remind me of your faithfulness…your love….your promises… The sun rising each morning, the leaves turning and dropping, the stars peeking through mists of morning gray, then greeting me as the day kisses night. Amidst the cycle, I find a rhythm for my soul. I hear the echoes of…
Abba God, How blessed we are to have your love, your peace, your reassurance – you give us the comfort we need to live our hardest days. How blessed we are, God, to have your strength, your courage, your self-control – you give us the determination we need to make tough decisions and follow through….
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