inspiration – Beguine Again

Jan192020 by lana1967No Comments

Psalm 121 A song of ascents.

1 I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all harm-- he will watch over your life; 8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. The days are getting a little longer, but we've seen plenty of gray skies in the Blue Ridge Mountains since the beginning of the year. It's hard to remember that I live in one of the most beautiful places I know...

Sailing

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https://youtu.be/-8TzxJYFNVk This post was inspired by a writing prompt from Karen Hering, author of Writing to Wake the Soul. Here is a quote: “Whether we are writers or not, words help us reach beyond ourselves to name and claim our greater wholeness. They help us summon our best possibilities, bridging between the world as it is today and the place of justice and peace that we long for it to be.” The prompt is: "If peace were a way of moving what would it do (walking, skipping, leaping. . . .)?" I believe that if peace were a way of moving, it would sail. The wind would catch peace and move it forward, so that it could envelop everything within its range. No one can see what's moving it, because the divine spirit is invisible. The breath of God inspires His people with

Goodbye, 2019!

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I'm just hoping that since the coming year is 2020 (get it, 20/20?), we will all be able to see more clearly. Next year's words await another voice--I hope the voice of justice will speak up and sort out the mess our world is in. Let's make 2020 the beginning of something new. Let's leave last year's words to last year's language and make 2020 the year of setting things right--even if only in our hearts. We have to start somewhere, and this is as good a place as any.