I’m Here, I’m Listening

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Spoken word poet Amena Brown responds to the question, “How do you know when you’re hearing from God?” She said, “How do you know when you are hearing from God?† I didn’t know how to explain … My words never felt so small, so useless, so incapable   I wanted to say  Put your hand in the middle of…

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The Life That is Waiting for You

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We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.-Joseph Campbell Let go: Change happens. Plans are disrupted. How do you respond? Start over: A change of plan sets you on a new course. Will you pivot? Will you adjust and embrace…

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Yesterday is a Memory, Tomorrow a Mirage

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A Blessing for Loving What Is (instead of what could have been) by Kate Bowler in Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection. Blessed are you who are attempting to love what is here, what is now. You who recognize the wonder and pain looking at life’s rearview mirror, at those things that are…

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