Ah Leah… this is just so beautiful! Your journey is inspirational, and I’m sure your words were a gift to all. I am trying to move beyond the more formal and doctrinal view that I have of the Lord and toward a more welcoming and open relationship. So much of my upbringing in an Irish Catholic and military family has influenced my faith. It’s a strong faith, but more formal than I wish it to be. Reading and knowing great folks like you continues to uplift me, and I thank you!
Thank you, Ellen! I know what you mean about a strong but formal faith. I grew up feeling similarly and always admired those people who seemed to have a solid and deep, yet relaxed and informal relationship with their God. I really wanted that for myself. I've been growing into it through the years, and I'm grateful we're now living in an era in which we can connect with other believers and share our journeys to support and strengthen one another. What a blessing!
That was inspirational. A dear friend told me Jesus wants an up close personal relationship with each of us. I’ve been under Grace, blessed. I get entangled by my participation in a world I want to
Direct to another way.
“Bend” like the big trees in the wind. Their strength is in their flexibility. Their strength comes from strong roots and character. The rigid breaks.
The only peace in this life is Jesus. Once I invited in the Holy Spirit into my life my work home relations
Life has become a constant thanksgivings.
Our Father who Art in Heaven… Hallowed Be his Name… the Lord’s Prayer is soothing.
Paper God becomes experiential always present
Even tho we all stray we return.
In the big picture the Spiritual war is very real.
If we don’t bend to thy will we will be broken by the world.
This is beautiful, Leah- and so dear, “ And Leah’s not into temptation..” 😭❤️
I also connected with your comment about ‘a paper god’. My opportunity to ‘see’ God came most recently watching the first show in season one of The Chosen where the creators of the show portray Jesus saying the first two verses of Isaiah 43 to Mary Magdalene. It was like a cover came off of my eyes, and I was ‘seeing’ that Jesus truly walked among people and gave them His love, forgiveness, and mercy *directly*. He physically touched them with His love. It was profound for me to see that. I know that Chosen scene is not in the Bible, but it was a beautiful and inspirational application for me. And it has spurred me on to go back to the Old Testament and read it with the Arcana/Secrets of Heaven starting with the story of Jacob.
Thanks, Paige.❤️ I love your story of seeing the Lord’s humanity — it’s truly life changing to connect with the Divine Human. That “cover came off” experience is a miraculous feeling.💗
Ah Leah… this is just so beautiful! Your journey is inspirational, and I’m sure your words were a gift to all. I am trying to move beyond the more formal and doctrinal view that I have of the Lord and toward a more welcoming and open relationship. So much of my upbringing in an Irish Catholic and military family has influenced my faith. It’s a strong faith, but more formal than I wish it to be. Reading and knowing great folks like you continues to uplift me, and I thank you!
Thank you, Ellen! I know what you mean about a strong but formal faith. I grew up feeling similarly and always admired those people who seemed to have a solid and deep, yet relaxed and informal relationship with their God. I really wanted that for myself. I've been growing into it through the years, and I'm grateful we're now living in an era in which we can connect with other believers and share our journeys to support and strengthen one another. What a blessing!
That was inspirational. A dear friend told me Jesus wants an up close personal relationship with each of us. I’ve been under Grace, blessed. I get entangled by my participation in a world I want to
Direct to another way.
“Bend” like the big trees in the wind. Their strength is in their flexibility. Their strength comes from strong roots and character. The rigid breaks.
The only peace in this life is Jesus. Once I invited in the Holy Spirit into my life my work home relations
Life has become a constant thanksgivings.
Our Father who Art in Heaven… Hallowed Be his Name… the Lord’s Prayer is soothing.
Paper God becomes experiential always present
Even tho we all stray we return.
In the big picture the Spiritual war is very real.
If we don’t bend to thy will we will be broken by the world.
Truth in every line you've written here. Thank you, James.
That’s a great compliment. My son and we’re watching a writer Bukowski who I know from quotes
Say;
Every line needs to stand up on its own. He was critical of wishy washy writers boring him.
He was drinking with his buddy videotaping
… how he writes he says he just goes with the flow
With great enthusiasm he says.
Iam going to reread and fact check me 😀
😂
This is beautiful, Leah- and so dear, “ And Leah’s not into temptation..” 😭❤️
I also connected with your comment about ‘a paper god’. My opportunity to ‘see’ God came most recently watching the first show in season one of The Chosen where the creators of the show portray Jesus saying the first two verses of Isaiah 43 to Mary Magdalene. It was like a cover came off of my eyes, and I was ‘seeing’ that Jesus truly walked among people and gave them His love, forgiveness, and mercy *directly*. He physically touched them with His love. It was profound for me to see that. I know that Chosen scene is not in the Bible, but it was a beautiful and inspirational application for me. And it has spurred me on to go back to the Old Testament and read it with the Arcana/Secrets of Heaven starting with the story of Jacob.
Thanks, Paige.❤️ I love your story of seeing the Lord’s humanity — it’s truly life changing to connect with the Divine Human. That “cover came off” experience is a miraculous feeling.💗