Friday, December 27, 2019

From the Overflow, Nov 20 2019

I need to have a vital connection with You, Jesus, to be fed on truth so that I can live from the overflow, and have something real to give my friends and family and everyone else. And so as not to be vulnerable to temptation or distraction. Please protect me, fight for me, woo me, give me the peace I need to live trusting You. 

I'm Old, Nov 18 2019

I've been dithering, but I meant to write and confess some recent thoughts:
I'm old.
Am I too old? Am I beginning to look middle aged? I'm not worried about that, really. Most days I feel comfortable in my own skin, attractive. But...I've been seeing myself through younger eyes, and I might be a little fusty. Etiolated. What do I have to show for my years? Not money. Not a lot of interpersonal prowess, even. Or confidence traveling, apparently. Alas, when I begin to listen to the accusers, it never ends.

I guess I just want meaning. Love and action. And that's not wrong. It's very humiliating to be a weak human with a divided heart. Please breathe on it and form it whole. Knead it thoroughly. 

Please Help, Nov 18 2019

But really, what do I need?
To be still and know. To worship. To gather all my nourishment and inspiration trustingly from the source. To cast my cares, and take up Your supernatural peace instead.