… watching for the brushstrokes of God
“I’ve got the children to tend
The clothes to mend
The floor to mop
The food to shop
Then the chicken to fry…
…Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
‘Til I can rest again.” Maya Angelou
In the midst of the storm, what helps you float?
“Be tender with your little ones, O God,
Steady our souls as we learn to live.” from common prayer
Where do you need God’s gentle touch?
“One of the greatest of spiritual attainments is the capacity to do nothing.” Dallas Willard
How do you know God’s embrace?
“Find out what makes you most alive and do that, for what the world needs, more than anything else, is people who are fully alive.” Howard Thurman
When do you feel fully alive?
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise… (Maya Angelou)
How do you find the breath and air to rise in the midst of the challenges and trauma of these days?
“Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it.” Mahatma Ghandi
Where does this resonate within your life?
With the Eyes of the Heart 