love love love the way Ann Voskamp writes - sometimes i need to read it a few times to get it, but i love it - and this really spoke to me this morning.. " And it comes down to this: Christianity is the only hope for this broken world because there’s no other way for the broken to get the Nails they need to rebuild. That’s what this week needs, that’s all this week needs most: More than needing schedules and productivity, this week will need a Savior and prayer. God’s not asking me to produce– He’s asking me to pray. God’s not asking me to climb ladders — He’s asking me to kneel and let go. Right there at the mirror, right at the beginning, the week begins to unfurl in slow, in hope. And that’s what I whisper into the mirror: His grace will be more than just sufficient — His grace is guaranteed to actually save. Time, me, the week, all redeemed and miracles happen in mirrors and to people we know. When we know Christ, we always know how things are going to go — always for our good and always for His glory. The sun flashes blaze in the mirror. The week has this written all over it: God only allows pain if He’s allowing something new to be born. And down in the ditch at the end of the lane, I had witnessed it, on the way out to get Monday morning’s mail. I had stood there with the Food Basic flyer and the hydro bill and the week coming straight head on and I had watched this monarch land. I had stood there with the mail and the proboscis tongue unfurled into the nectar well and the wings of this king butterfly right ripped open His secret epistle to everything: Drink the thankful sweet out of each thistle — because this is how you fly."
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:16:37 +0000
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