Sit quietly, Beloved.
Take four deep breaths, Beloved.
Read a few truths, Beloved, that the One who loved you first says about you:
God makes me like a jewel in a crown. (Zech. 9:16)
Continue reading “Week Twelve. Beloved. Looking for God’s Goodness and Weekly Reflection Summary.”Today’s post, The Road Hard Traveled, from Melanie at Just Beloved, encourages us that we have one sure rock on which to cling to in the One who loved us first.
Continue reading “Week Twelve: Beloved. Always”Today’s post, Pruning Hearts, from Melanie at Just Beloved, encourages us that abundance grows with trust in the One who loved us first.
Continue reading “Week Twelve: Beloved. Trust the Process”Today’s post, Gratitude, from Melanie at Just Beloved, encourages us that gratitude is a choice found in the One who loved us first and that miracles unfold when we give God thanks no matter what comes our way.
Continue reading “Week Twelve: Beloved. Grateful”Today’s post, New Identity, from Melanie at Just Beloved, encourages us that we can have new dreams and visions found in the One who loved us first.
Continue reading “Week Twelve: Beloved. My Beloved”Today’s post, Trying Days and Lasting Peace, from Melanie at Just Beloved, encourages us that we find peace in the One who loved us first.
Continue reading “Week Twelve: Beloved. Lasting Peace”Today’s post, The Journey of Grief, from Melanie at Just Beloved, encourages us that we find rest, even while grieving, in the One who loved us first.
Continue reading “Week Twelve: Beloved. Precious Tears.”
The true and essential work of all religion is to help us recognize and recover the divine image in everything. It is to mirror things correctly, deeply, and fully until all things know who they are. A mirror by its nature reflects impartially, equally, effortlessly, spontaneously, and endlessly. It does not produce the image, nor does it filter the image according to its perceptions or preferences. Authentic mirroring can only call forth what is already there and what is in our heart. We are called to love and to be God’s Light.
As Pope Francis recently said, “The Lord of life wants us to be full of life, and he tells us the secret of life: we come to possess it only by giving it away.
Continue reading “Three Steps to Learn and Grow in Love”
Today’s post, on this second Sunday of Lent, is written by a guest contributor Melanie Boutiette. Melanie is my sister, mother figure, and friend. I am pleased to introduce you to her and an article from her blog Just Beloved, Words of Encouragement for you!
I love to garden. I love digging my hands in the rich soil, planting beautiful flowers, and transforming a once barren area into a beautiful bed or landscape. The whole yard is filled with a variety of flowers and plants. I especially love the front of the house. I have an English garden there that once was just an ugly plot of ground after disease destroyed all the bushes and plants. To look at my yard right now in the dead of winter, you cannot tell that I love to garden.
Continue reading “Pruning Hearts”
Smitten With Goodness 