Good morning…
In response to yesterday’s post, Be Filled Up, she simply texted, “I wish I could stay filled up.”
“New mercies come every morning,” I replied. “Fresh installments of the Spirit each day.”
Within the hour, another friend surprisingly emailed me these words.
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Excerpt from Let God: Spiritual Conversations with Francois Fénelon by Winn Collier
It may not seem like it, but this is a wonderful thing when you have nothing, absolutely nothing. Feel the joy of being completely at Jesus’ mercy. Feel the alive pleasure of no longer clinging to your own so-called beauty, but hoping deeply in (and for) the beauty of Jesus.
God’s romance is peculiar, requiring us to go against our instincts. We give everything we are and have to God; we give way to complete poverty. Yet, even as we do what seems foolish, we find God amazingly generous, filling us back up. God holds nothing back; God gives us all of himself. We are then every bit as beautiful as God is.
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With every sun’s rising, surprise us with Your love,
satisfy us with Your kindness.
Then we will sing with joy and celebrate every day we are alive.
Let Your work of love be on display for all Your servants;
let Your children see Your majesty.
And then let the beauty and grace of the Lord—our God—rest upon us
and bring success to all we do;
yes, bring success to all we do! (Psalm 90:14,16,17, VOICE).
…Sue…
