Saturday, May 23, 2009

Dearest God,

Porch living is a good thing. Staying at a retreat home in northern Indiana, the front screened in porch has a swing and several rockers. Early morning writing on the porch, sipping coffee while swinging or just looking out over the long lawn complete with a labyrinth, pines and various trees is glorious. The cool morning breeze sweeps in reminding me of the magnificent beauty of your creation.

My friends and I discovered a book revealing both nine personality styles and nine faces of God. Reading about our own personality styles has brought new information to all of us. I understand better my ways of being. I can see how I live out of my strengths when things are going well. But when stress enters, I reverse directions, living out of fear and weakness. The blessing in all this is that there are several suggestions for living during stressful times. We have only seen the tip of the iceberg. I am looking forward to uncovering more in order to live life differently, adopting some new ways of being, and trusting you more fully.

Thank you
for your
generous spirit,
O God.
You reveal yourself
in incredible ways
and I find
new openings
to paths unknown.
I want
to walk
the walk
of faith,
to trust anew,
to liberate myself
from unwanted,
unncessary behaviors
that drag
me down
to the depths.
I want
to discover
the possibility
of a
spiritual trampoline
where when
I begin
the spiral downward,
I actually begin
to spring up.
You are
the power
behind such
loving action.

All of me gives thanks, Andrea