“The gift of light — enlightenment, delight, lightness — comes when we tap the places of hope and faith inside us.” ~ Sue Monk Kidd, When the heart waits
How does the light come?
Light
Adventure
Adventure is, according to Webster’s dictionary, “a bold undertaking in which hazards are to be encountered and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events “ or “a remarkable occurrence in one’s personal history, a stirring experience…”
What adventures do you recall? Who nudges you towards adventure? How do you wake up to the adventure of each new day?
Renovation
“God delights in lovingly renovating any wasteland within us into spectacular gardens, forests, and orchards and stunning vistas of all sorts. With attentiveness, our inner worlds can become beautiful and bountiful — not necessarily tame or domesticated but abundantly fruitful and wildly alive.” ~ Lisa Colón DeLay, The Wild Land Within
What renovation is happening within you?
Wild lands
“When you open your heart to discovery, you will be called to step outside the comfort barriers within which you have fortified your life. You will be called to risk old views and thoughts and to step off the circle of routine and image. This will often bring turbulence. The pendulum will fix at times on one extreme, and you will be out of balance. But your soul loves the danger of growth. In its own wise trust, your soul will always return you to a place of real and vital equilibrium” ~ John O’Donohue
In what ways does your soul love the danger of growth?
Night vision
…”But the darkness pulls in everything-
shapes and fires, animals and myself,
how easily it gathers them! –
powers and people-
and it is possible a great presence is moving near me.
I have faith in nights.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
How does the night pull you in?
Messenger of hope
“In order to be effective messengers of hope, we must begin by trusting our inner voice, an inner intuition that speaks into the vast wastelands of our time. This process requires training our imagination to see beyond tribal norms, to see the vista of the wider pastures of culture. …and trust that the Spirit is already at work there.” ~ Makoto Fujimura, Art +Faith
How do you learn to trust your inner voice?
With the Eyes of the Heart 