10-29-23

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
October 29, 2023
I saw the following saying online, but it was not attributed to anyone. I did some research but was not able to find who said it or wrote it. Yet, I still felt a need to share it — “Stop shrinking to fit places you’ve outgrown.” I don’t know about you, but I find those words speaking ever so powerfully and prophetically to multiple parts of my life. There are times from my past when I believe those words, had I been able to hear them, would have pricked my fear-induced contentment. Today, I read them prayerfully with the hope that wherever I am clinging to places I have clearly outgrown, God will help me to release my grip so that I can step forward into whatever the new thing might be.

I offer this prayer, Mighty and Liberating God, as I seek to find places that meet my growing edges with both grace and challenge. There have been moments when I have fearfully chosen caution, even as your Spirit was inviting me to step forth in faith. I can’t guarantee perfection, but I will try to follow your gentle guidance. Amen.