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March 31 - May 19, 2024
I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships, so will our healing, and I know that grace rarely makes sense for those looking in from the outside.
I’m sure God knows what he’s doing. It will all work out.”
“life is hard sometimes, but I have a lot to be thankful for.”
He was alone, yet not alone.
It is remarkable how a seemingly insignificant action or event can change entire lives.
It does a soul good to let the waters run once in a while—the healing waters.”
when all you can see is your pain, perhaps then you lose sight of me?”
“You, on the other hand, were created to be loved. So for you to live as if you were unloved is a limitation, not the other way around.”
“Living unloved is like clipping a bird’s wings and removing its ability to fly. Not something I want for you.”
I don’t need to punish people for sin. Sin is its own punishment, devouring you from the inside. It’s not my purpose to punish it; it’s my joy to cure it.”
Trust is the fruit of a relationship in which you know you are loved. Because you do not know that I love you, you cannot trust me.”
Humans have a great capacity for declaring something good or evil, without truly knowing.”
this garden is your soul. This mess is you! Together, you and I, we have been working with a purpose in your heart. And it is wild and beautiful and perfectly in process. To you it seems like a mess, but I see a perfect pattern emerging and growing and alive—a living fractal.”
“So why do I have so much fear in my life?” “Because you don’t believe.
The person who lives by his fears will not find freedom in my love. I am not talking about rational fears regarding legitimate dangers, but imagined fears, and especially the projection of those into the future.
“This always works better when we do it together, don’t you think?” Jesus asked, smiling.
You have to take the time to prepare the soil if you want it to embrace the seed.”
“It’s all part of the timing of grace,
you don’t need to have it all figured out. Just be with me.”
“Remember, the people who know me are the ones who are free to live and love without any agenda.”
Lies are one of the easiest places for survivors to run. They give you a sense of safety, a place where you have to depend only on yourself. But it’s a dark place, isn’t it?”
True love never forces.”
All evil flows from independence, and independence is your choice.
Love that is forced is no love at all.”
“don’t forget that in the midst of all your pain and heartache, you are surrounded by beauty, the wonder of creation, art, your music and culture, the sounds of laughter and love, of whispered hopes and celebrations, of new life and transformation, of reconciliation and forgiveness.
“mistakes are a part of life, and Papa works her purpose in them too.”
“Emotions are the colors of the soul—they are spectacular and incredible. When you don’t feel, the world becomes dull and colorless.
“Forgiveness is not about forgetting, Mack. It is about letting go of another person’s throat.”
Forgiveness is first for you, the forgiver,” answered Papa, “to release you from something that will eat you alive, that will destroy your joy and your ability to love fully and openly.
anger is the right response to something that is so wrong. But don’t let the anger and pain and loss you feel prevent you from forgiving him and removing your hands from around his neck.”
“Oh, child,” spoke Papa tenderly. “Don’t ever discount the wonder of your tears. They can be healing waters and a stream of joy. Sometimes they are the best words the heart can speak.”
