June 2020 growing in Faith and Trust - post # 1300

Anchor onto this truth that you are loved... ~ Ana Forrest, Braid of Three Truths click here for video
Breathing deeply, get Brighter Be renewed 
Connecting to these truths that you are loved, you love, and your gratitude 
Daily diet for the evolving soul… also includes Diddly squats, right Ken?
Effervescent feeling... feeding your cell tissue that God generates love through you… 
Gratitude for everything, like this Gaillardia aristata “Indian Blanket” Oklahoma State Wildflower photo taken at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Pawcatuck CT 
Honor, care, correct to core and know that He came that our joy will be full … 
Intimate relationship with God 
Joyfully participate in the process
Keep close to nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” ~ John Muir 
Luminosity can be built from within… 
Mark Nepo: “Burying and Planting”: “The culmination of one love, one dream, one self, is the anonymous seed of the next. There is very little difference between burying and planting. For often, we need to put dead things to rest, so that new life can grow…” 
New beginnings, indeed!!
Omnidirectional Opportunities
Philippians 4:8 “Fix your thoughts on what is honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of Praise.”
Question: Does this brighten my world or diminish it?
Relaxing the neck allows for flow of wisdom…. Road back to harmony. 
Shed something each day, and Shed brightly as a consequence 

Treasure in Fragile Clay Jars: Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this new way, we never give up… Tell the truth before God… 2 Corinthians 4:7 
Universal Love: When we love others... we unite with God, and with everything else living in this world. What can we want, or fear, if we are United with God and the whole world? Flower petals fall when the tree's fruit starts to grow. All your weaknesses fall away in the same fashion, when your spirit begins to grow inside of you... Love others not for your personal benefit but because love brings you happiness.” June 6 Leo Tolstoy's Wise Thoughts for Every Day: On God, Love, the Human Spirit, and Living a Good Life
Vertical connection to God’s ability – not my own – is at the midpoint of the cross 
"Who am I supposed to talk to? What am I supposed to do If there's no you?" ~ Taylor Swift
"eXhaling, pulling the belly in... eXquisite energy of gratitude...
You can be free … that’s really good news" ~ Ana Forrest

MAY God's Promises comfort you always and in all ways

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knock it shall be opened." Matthew 7:7-8
"Cleanse your hands purify your hearts..." ~ James 4:8
"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." ~ James 4:8
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7 
"Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never dies." ~ John 11.26
"Fear not, for behold I bring you good news of great joy the will be for all the people" Luke 2:10-14
"God of life promises to provide whether our need is land, food, shelter, comfort or hope.
"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up." ~ James 4:10
"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." ~ John 8:12 
Jesus and ...  Julie King's, recent Instagram story
"Know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!" ~ Matthew 7:9-11
Luke 11:9-10: "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."
Matthew 25:29 “For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”
Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.
On the road to Emmaus with Jesus and not even realizing it. I miss you Sue Costa
Personal relationship with the God is the Promise - Grace and Peace are just some of the rewards
Questions? Ask God and keep asking
Rejoice and be glad, for your Redeemer is Jesus through whom His Relationship was Restored
"Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." Matthew 6:33⠀
"Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."  Psalm 37:4
Ultimate happiness is Unity with Jesus, our Lord and Savior
"Vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
What is Weird and Wonderful, tried and true "Dive deeply into the promises of Jesus": J.D. Greer Sunday May 17 message Luke 7:28
 eXhausting work alone, but you are not alone. "Let Jesus Lighten Your Load" By Rick Warren
"You're my defender. You fight for me. I will remember. You're all I need You are my healer My remedy Against the power of the unknown And I will not stand alone 'Cause You're my defender." ~ Listen to "My Defender" by Jeremy Camp here
"You go before I know That You've gone to win my war You come back with the head of my enemy You come back and You call it my victory. You go before I know That You've gone to win my war Your love becomes my greatest defense It leads me from the dry wilderness." ~ Listen to "Defender" by Francesca Battistelli here
"Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 1 Peter 6

April 2020

Buddhist devotional practice, as well as Christianity, Judaism, Hindu, and Islam....
Circumambulation is the act of moving around a sacred object including temples or deity images
Designed for More by Lucas Ramirez, my next read, on Kindle, apparently
"Everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional, and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but we must go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired... Rumer Godden
Flocking behavior is the behavior exhibited when a group of birds, called a flock, are foraging or in flight. There are parallels with the shoaling behavior of fish, the swarming behavior of insects, and
herd behavior of land animals. It's called "Murmuration"
"God realigns our heart and mind to heaven's expectation instead of bowing to earth's demands." ~ Boyd Bailey, "Gives and Takes" Wisdom Hunters Podcast 4.26.2020
Hermeneutics is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts.
Jeremiah 23:4
Karen sent me this: because of this :)
Loving-kindness meditation is an ancient Buddhist practice... it involves reciting a series of phrases to cultivate acceptance, care, and kindness to self and ... the entire world around us... 
"May I be happy. May I be safe. May I be healthy. May I live with ease. May you be happy. May you be safe. May you be healthy. May you live with ease. May we all be happy, safe, healthy..."
"Not he that repeateth thy name, but he that doth thy will." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Oh how sweet of her. She sent me playdough" ~ Violet Mae, just before her 4th birthday
Question" How can I be happy? Week 18 Core 52 by Mark E. Moore
Reading pp. 119-124 "Blessedness" Matthew 5:11-12 
Søren Kierkegaard: "Do not interrupt the flight of your soul... do not enfeeble your Spirit with half wishes and half thoughts. Ask yourself and keep on asking until you find the answer, for one may have known something many times, acknowledged it; one may have willed something many times, attempted it - and yet, only the deep inner motion, only the heart's indescribable emotion, only that will convince you that what you have acknowledged belongs to you, that no power can take it from you - for only the truth that builds up is truth for you." 
"True happiness is in Jesus. Loyalty to Jesus offers nothing less than inheritance of the kingdom of God. To know God and follow his commands always leads to a blessed life." ~ p. 123 Core 52
Unveiling The Murmuration Principles in Designed for More by Lucas Ramirez
Voice of the Night by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Xochitl means flower in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs
Zooming gatherings daily, and sometimes on weekends with family too!