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The butterfly picture in the upper left corner is a symbol and reminder for me of the spiritual process. Sometimes I am the caterpillar - barely able to see far enough in front of me to put one foot in front of the other. Sometimes I find myself in that dark place of the soul, and I remind myself that it is simply my cocoon. While all may seem dark, and I may feel like everything is totally disintegrating around me (and in me!) a miracle is at work in my life and I will soon be able to fly! I love those days where I experience the butterfly in my life! The ability to fly above all the mundane earthy matters and remember the truth and experience God's power in tangible ways in my life are wonderful times indeed that occur more and more often as I continue this journey! Thank you, God!

If you are so inclined, I invite you to journey with me as we seek the promised land together. While I hope to share some "faithbooking" (scrapbook pages or artistic journaling about my faith journey), much of the time the journey may well be seen in words, rather than pictures. I invite you to create your own pictures. How do these things play out in your life? I'd love to hear from you about your own spiritual journey!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Relief

Funeral stuff and travel has kept me from updating this blog for a few days.  Hopefully things will be setting back to a more normal pace soon and I'll be better able to post more frequently again.  Today's post will be short, but I wanted to share about my experience this morning.

I was reading in Matthew chapter 5, and verse 19 really stood out to me.  "Whoever then breaks or does away with or relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men to do so shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but he who practices them and teaches others to do so shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."  What really stood out to me was the first part of this verse.  It doesn't say, ". . . shall be sent to hell" or something similar, it says ". . . shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven".

This is such a relief for me!  I don't care if I'm called "least", I just want to live in that kingdom!  I've often had a tendency to feel responsibility a little too keenly, and there have been times I've been afraid to share my spiritual walk for fear a misunderstanding on my part might lead others astray. God used this verse to speak to me today and say, "Just do your best to understand my will. I'll take the responsibility for the outcome."  Thank you, Father!  Your yoke is indeed easy and your burden light! I am grateful.
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This blog is simply a sharing of my "daily bread" - my daily walk with God. If something I've said has touched your heart, or sparked a new thought, I'd love to hear from you.

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