I am grateful for all my body does for me In this series, we will be providing a weekly bonus post that features a focus statement. These simple phrases are a reminder and blessing, an affirmation that can be used as a breath prayer throughout the day or as a word of encouragement that youContinue reading “Kind Reminder for your Body: Listening to your Body”
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Joy for your body: Embodied Humans (Genesis 2:7)
“Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” Genesis 2:7 Taking care of our bodies is the most basic way to love ourselves. So often in the western church bodies have been looked down on. Continue reading “Joy for your body: Embodied Humans (Genesis 2:7)”
Comfort for your Body: In God’s Image (And it’s good) (Genesis 2:7)
“Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” -Genesis 2:7 “Women are promised they can manage the chaos ruling their life by following a laid-out plan…this mass consumerism is a vehicle for harnessing everything thatContinue reading “Comfort for your Body: In God’s Image (And it’s good) (Genesis 2:7)”
Kind Reminder for your Body: In God’s Image
My body is my home for this lifetime New in this series, we will be providing a weekly bonus post that features a focus statement. These simple phrases are a reminder and blessing, an affirmation that can be used as a breath prayer throughout the day or as a word of encouragement that you canContinue reading “Kind Reminder for your Body: In God’s Image”
Treasure in Clay Jars
‘But we have this treasure in clay jars…” -2 Corinthians 4:7 It is only through our bodies that we are able to experience the world. Our bodies are amazing. And they are also fragile, frail. They are miraculous and intricate. While we expect health and well-being, the reality of living (and aging) is that thereContinue reading “Treasure in Clay Jars”
A Blessing (Matthew 6:25-37)
Our lives and our problems will continue to unfold in this beautiful progression we call time. In the gospel of Matthew these words of Jesus are retold and written as prose. I’ve taken the liberty to turn them into a more poetic format. May the words of Jesus offer you comfort today. “Therefore IContinue reading “A Blessing (Matthew 6:25-37)”
Time for Joy: Making Peace (Jeremiah 29:11)
“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 Take some time today to listen to a song that brings peace to your soul. Remember, accepting that the list is unending, can be aContinue reading “Time for Joy: Making Peace (Jeremiah 29:11)”
Time for Comfort: Making Peace (Jeremiah 29:11)
“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” -Jeremiah 29:11 I have spent so much time and energy in planning mode: rewriting to do lists, juggling calendar requests, running from one event to the next.Continue reading “Time for Comfort: Making Peace (Jeremiah 29:11)”
Time for Joy: Responding with Compassion (Psalm 23)
“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me.” -Psalm 23:4 So much pain in our lives comes from trying to control things that we have no control over. Ultimately we can only control our own behaviors. While we can’t choose what happens to us or evenContinue reading “Time for Joy: Responding with Compassion (Psalm 23)”
Time for Joy: In the now (James 4:14)
“Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring.” James 4:14 This week make some time to focus on being present in the moment. Try out one of these practices: Picture drawing a box in your mind. As you draw the first side of the box, breathe in slowly. Draw the second side andContinue reading “Time for Joy: In the now (James 4:14)”
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