Day Two

Well here I am, back for Day Two;))

Over the last couple of years I have settled into a routine of starting my day in what I call 'solitude'.  I get up in the morning, feed Max and Molly, do my 'bird chores', make a cup of coffee, then sit in a comfortable spot and open my 'Jesus Journal'.  It is just a blank book, and every day I start with "Dear Jesus," and we go from there. 

After writing "Day One", I was thinking about 'comparison' and these words came to me.  (Think of Jesus saying these words.)  "We love each of you uniquely, without comparison to any others.  We only want you to let us love you into fully being what we have created you to be, to be able to reach the full potential of your gifts and experience abundant life through your calling.  When you do that, you are light in a dark world...you are comfort to a broken world...you are our hands and feet...our arms and strong backs and our heart...and mind...most especially our heart. You (my sweet Roselyn) are beginning to lean harder into this way of being...more aware of and able to be with and go deeply into your feelings...honor those feelings, and me, who gave you the gift of feelings.  Do not pass through them too quickly...be aware and careful to make memories, to build connections.  You are exactly where you should be on your journey.  It is not about the speed of getting to a destination.  It is that you make the most of the journey...learn what is available...meet, get to know, spend time with those I arrange to intersect with you...all the while making it your most important priority to love me first and most."

And so each of us has a journey, and it is not about comparison, or speed.