… watching for the brushstrokes of God
“Give me the strength to be free. Often, “being free” means to be where we are not at the moment, to be released of a particular set of chores or responsibilities …means movement, change, reordering. To be free may not mean any of these things. … Give me strength to be free. … It is the manifestation of a quality of being and living that results not only from understanding of one’s situation but also from wisdom in dealing with it.” ~ Howard Thurman
What does “being free” mean to you?
We navigate this hazardous terrain
trying to advise You that there is indeed a struggle
there is a gap
…
Surviving a waking nightmare
beseeching You to break the shackles
You refuse to acknowledge even exist…
~ Martina McGowan
“It’s important to note that God does not obliterate the darkness; rather, God names it and limits it—puts boundaries on it. The boundary is the light.” ~ Lisa Sharon Harper
How do you notice boundaries?
“Over and over we must know that the real target of evil is not destruction of the body, the reduction of rubble of cities; the real target of evil is to corrupt the spirit of man and to give his soul the contagion of inner disintegration… Therefore the evil in the world around us must not be allowed to move from without to within.” ~ Howard Thurman
How do you keep alive a sensitivity to the Spirit?
Sometimes there are no words in the face of fear and despair.
How does one companion in such a time as this?
“I hope you will go out and let stories, that is life, happen to you, and that you will work with these stories…water them with your blood and tears and your laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estés
What stories do you water?
With the Eyes of the Heart 