Heavenly Whispers

  "He also asked, "What else is the Kingdom of God like? It is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough."" Luke 13:20-21

  There's been a bubbling up, a rising up, of clarity. With clarity comes acceptance. With acceptance comes peace.

  My friend and I have been doing the Alpha course. It's been challenging and thought provoking but well worth doing. Last night was about sharing your faith with those who may not know Jesus. Most of my friends are from church. I don't go out much. Never mind the fact that talking with people I don't know is very difficult. But then I shared about the blog and how many people have read it.

  Writing these words is where my faith has been cemented. It's a record of God's healing and redemption. His patience and grace are documented, celebrated. It's also where I am challenged to be better than I am. But more importantly, it's a written record of the dialogue I have with my Lord and Creator. It's the foundation of our relationship.

  But most of all, it's where I become more and more like the person God destined me to be. It's only through Him can it be even possible. 

 Next weekend the Alpha group will spend Saturday together to learn about the Holy Spirit. I've been asked to host an afternoon activity. It will be an introduction to praying through art with time to spend working on individual pieces.

  In true, human fashion, I was nervous about it.

  My friend and I have also been watching season 5 of The Chosen. It focuses on the events leading up to Jesus' betrayal by Judas. It is powerful, beautiful and sad all at the same time. 

  Time and again, Jesus tells the disciples He will be leaving them. He repeatedly assures them they won't be left alone, that His Spirit will be with them...always.

  

  I have been discipled in the Art of Prayer. The art making has become a sacred act, carefully refined over thousands of hours of creating images before God. I have experience in helping others rediscover their creative abilities. God prepared the way for all of this to be in place. It is also a redemption story recorded over hundreds of posts.

  It's a great comfort. 

  As the ole gray matter ponders the events unfolding next Saturday and practices (aka prays) what needs to be said and how, I am left smiling. God has given me a dream, a hope, for the future. For the first time in my life I can see it, taste it and welcome it.

  The yeast has proved. All that remains is learning how to bake bread!

  Maybe tomorrow.

  

  I heard the best description of sin this weekend thanks to my pastor. Sin is everything that takes us away from love. 

  If you haven't ever done so before, I ask you, dear readers, to turn towards the Author and Creator of the purest love that ever existed. Let Jesus show you what that's all about. He's pretty good at it. AMEN!