Focus from the Scripture:
The Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying:
This is the covenant I will establish with them after those days, says the Lord:
“I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them upon their minds,”
he also says:
Their sins and their evildoing I will remember no more.
Gratitude:
I am grateful Lord for the covenant that you have made with us, with me.
I struggle to hear your laws in my heart and mind some days. Sometimes, I think that I hear only the two Great Commandments. And when I ask for more, I sense a peace that whispers “That’s a good place to be right now.” Thank you, I will continue to read, to listen, to wait for more when you have readied me.
Trinity Prayer Reflections
Dear Heavenly Father, sometimes I grow impatient to feel further ahead in my faith and knowledge of you. I read, reflect and ask: Am I hearing you correctly? I feel so behind, running to catch up. And I wonder if that will always be in this life? Or, is it only me who feels this way? That turning away for so long, I sometimes feel I have no standing here, no right to bring my comments before another. And then I remember the lost sheep, the prodigal returned, and the rejoicing. And I am grateful and take a little bravery from your welcome.
Jesus, my Lord and Savior, I lean into your words and the actions that I see that you have modeled for us. Sometimes, I feel that leads me to a different place, a different understanding. I struggle to answer the variances between my own prayerful discernment and those I trust to give good counsel. And I try to clarify, and sometimes, I need to pause, to wait, to listen longer. And I know this urge to catch up is both my strength and my weakness. And these are necessary pauses that you send. So, I try to be more patient and prayerful in those pauses.
Come, Holy Spirit, breathe peace into the turmoil that sends me into pauses. Calm the anxiety that chases me. Blow the dust storms away and leave a better clarity.
Resolve:
I know that I cannot take a next step, a next stroke of the brush, or cut into a piece of wood without a partial vision of where my art is calling me. And when I get that vision I proceed. In some cases the process reveals quickly and I make progress. Other times, my mind fights the vision and I block my own path. I resolve to step out from disrupting the timing of the next steps on my faith journey.
Naked Soul Thoughts 