Spiritual Disciplines
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moreEasy
On Sunday, February 04 th, 2007Life is so hard. And so surprisingly easy. Abide. That is it. One word. Starts with the first letter of the alphabet: A. Four more simple letters. All I have to remember. All I have to do. All I was made for. Abide. “And now, little children, abide in Him…” (1 Jn 2:28). Even little children can do that. Live, breathe, think, move in Jesus.Remain in Him who made me, who pr...
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moreAll is Grace
On Wednesday, January 24 th, 2007“As swimmers dareto lie face to the skyand water bears them, as hawks rest upon airand air sustains them, so would I learn to attainfreefall, and floatinto Creator Spirit’s deep embrace, knowing no effort earnsthat all-surrounding grace.” ~Denise Levertov Lord, Your grace, through the Cross of Christ, sustains, undergirds. So I let go of all I...
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Dirty, Messy Love
On Tuesday, January 09 th, 2007“Wherever you are spiritually, whatever you have been through emotionally, you are already wrapped in the Lord’s embrace. Held close by nail-scarred hands.” ~ Liz Curtis Higgs~ The magazines, the songs, the books— they have it all, staggeringly, wrong. Love—genuine, true, unadulterated love— is not, to our normal, earthly sensibilities, a thing ...
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moreVineyard Dancing
On Saturday, January 06 th, 2007Long and straight, I often dreamed of the arch and bend of ballet, making my own curves. Farmers’ daughters picked stones and sweet corn; there was no time or resources for ballet classes. Summer evenings found me on my city cousin’s bed, her room bordered in ballet slippers, as she performed perfect pirouettes. Such form, muscles holding, strained yet ste...
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moreSpiritual Disciplines: Setting the Sail
On Monday, January 01 st, 2007“Lord, your discipline is good,for it leads to life and health.” ~Isa. 38:16 Abba, I want what You want for me this year.Discipline me, Father.You are the essence of Love… Your discipline is only good.I seek Your spiritual disciplines in 2007…. For they lead to life and health.“Spiritual disciplines are those practices which should be practic...
