Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Monday Monday

Monday. Laundry. Sorting. Preparing. Catching up.

All the ingredients of a Monday in the start of this work week as we continue to prepare the details of the Ukraine trip, the family waits for Scott and Idelette’s new baby to arrive, and the house is readied for the 4 groups that run almost back to back for the next two weeks. Luise continued to prepare the garden for summer. On the front porch there is a Victorian plant stand that had Christmas greens in it and she spruced it up (no pun intended) with some red camellia and some kiwi vines. Nestled in this beautiful display is the tiny delicate nest of a junko bird! We will guard this new place of life.

Our friend from Downtown Eastside is hanging out for a few days, continuing her journey to hope and healing. She is trying to get into a recovery center – pray that this door will open for L.

Monday afternoons Gwen meets with a friend from the coast for “Happy Hour”. Nothing to do with having an alcoholic beverage but everything to do with drinking in the water of life in a time of sharing and prayer. This Monday was no different. Time to stop, slow down, and let the Spirit speak. Gwen has started Jane Fonda’s new book My Life So Far. Jane has three sections to her book, to her life: 1) gathering- putting together the details of events in her life. 2) seeking – finding the defining moments in what she has gathered and finding the lies and the truth, 3) beginning – taking the truth and beginning again. This book is very detailed and some may not appreciate that but if we are ever to tell our story, we must know those details to be able to discern the lies and find the truth. Put together these ideas of gathering, seeking and beginning, use it to help others and you have come full circle! You get to the place where your story leads others into Light and gathers them into community. Looking at the woman of John 4 we talked about what it must have been like for Jesus to look into her eyes, really see her, know her past, present and future and love her completely. How did she know to trust Jesus, and how was it she got such confidence to go and tell her story to a group of people who never let her have her voice before? Close your eyes and let yourself see Jesus looking into your eyes, knowing every detail and what would He say to you there? Try it and wait for Him to speak with you.

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