Sitting here with morning coffee watching the sun glitter across the river is soothing to my weary soul. Today begins “that” week. I am so grateful that the sun is shining on this frigid morning as the gray would take me under. Trying still, after 10 years, to make sense of things..life..death..loss…purpose…with all the books out there…dozens of which I have read…apparently a lot of people struggle with these things as well. As this week unfolds the dates fall on the same days they did that horrific week 10 years ago. My anxiety and depression that clings to me worsens on this week.
Danny Gokey’s song, Tell your heart to beat again, has played through my mind daily this past week. It has been consistently in my mind for the past decade now. Some of the lines that say, “Beginning, let that word wash over you. It’s all right now, love’s healing hand has pulled you through. Get back up, take step one, leave the darkness, feel the sun. Let the shadows fall away step into the light of grace.”
So many broken hearts across our world. In our brokenness if we can find that moment,if only a few minutes, to “step into the light of grace”, to feel the sun shining on our faces and take one more step, one more breath.
Oh, sweet friends, there is healing in His light of grace. Keep holding on and breathing that one more breath..one more beat of your precious heart..
On those days when you have to tell your heart to beat again, close your eyes and breathe it in..His love has carried us this far and will continue to do so. Our journeys have just begun each and every time.
So on this week when I recall the moment my earth ceased to turn I will take that moment…to let the shadows fall away and again step into His light of grace.
Sending so much love and light to you❤️🪷🪷 like that beautiful lotus we too can rise and radiate beauty into our worlds.
Reflections on Life’s Journeys 