Saturday, July 12, 2025

Dear God,

The ways of faith are not about a set of rules, practices and rituals.  It is about a personal relationship to One who is greater, wiser and full of grace and love.  This kind of faith is about divine awareness, surrender and growth.  It is never about being stagnant, the same and telling others how they should be, act and function according to our faith.  It is always about leaning in, not leading.  Faith is about you and our desire meshing with yours.

Faith is like a dance, one who leads and one who follows, yet, offers opportunity to teach us how to lead, how to do different steps and moves and how to move toward others in the dance of creation.  Who wants to dance alone forever?  Who wishes to dance the same move over and over again when there are billions of others waiting to learn?  Who wants to always lead?  There is nothing more wonderful than being in the arms of the Great One and being twirled around among the twinkling stars of the cosmos!!!

Holy God,

thank you

for the blessing

of faith

and all

its lessons.

Forgive us

when we

want faith

to be

our way,

our will

and our set

of beliefs.

Free us

for the dance

of life,

Gracious Loving God,

I pray.

Yours, Andrea