A Prayer-filled Break
Dear Friends,
I am writing a letter to you today instead of reflecting on the Gospel.
I will take a break from writing every week and posting in the bulletin, on Facebook, and the website. As of last week’s posting, I had written 220 reflections. That is nearly four years of weekly reflections. But, to be perfectly honest, my field is worn, my well is dry, and my creativity is spent. In other words, I cannot give what I haven’t got.
Sometimes we all must pull back and be one-on-one with the Lord with no requests, plans, or expectations. God does His best work when we are still and quiet in His presence, asking for and seeking nothing. So it is essential for me (and for all of us) to spend some unscripted time with the Lord and allow Him to bind our wounds, dry our tears, inspire our souls, and fill us full to overflowing with His limitless love.
I was once told that if you want to know about your priest’s prayer life, listen to him preach. While I don’t “preach,” I would say the same for reflective spiritual writing. There is no doubt that my writing has been a window into my soul’s journey. Be that for better or worse.
Prayer is sitting open before the Lord and allowing God to shower us with whatever gifts or insights He chooses. So I must return to the prayer of no expectations for a while. It is time to pray with my pen down, my brain disengaged, and my heart open to whatever direction God wants to lead.
Thank you for your kind and affirming words and comments. It always meant a great deal to me when you commented on the posts or stopped me in Church to tell me that you looked forward to the reflections in the bulletin each week.
Hopefully, after this hiatus, I will again share my reflections with you in our bulletin and online. There is a great depth of wisdom in the world of spiritual writers of us to draw on. So your souls will continue to be nourished in our weekly bulletin.
In the meantime, I pray the Lord will bless and keep you and that His face shines on you constantly. You are gifted with peace of heart and soul from God alone. You are blessed. Be God’s blessing to those who cross the path of your life.
In God’s Unending Love,
Gwen
