I’m working on developing my voice. I think I’ve gone a long time as a peacekeeper rather than a peacemaker, and I’m learning to see and hear a difference there. a peacekeeper will not speak up or speak out, in order to keep the peace; a peacemaker will speak truth and clarity into a situation, with grace, in order to help bring peace into being.
we have been watching The West Wing lately and just watched an episode where Pres. Bartlet works with Israel + Palestine to facilitate peace talks {talk about timing! 🇵🇸💔🇮🇱}, and the challenge is that he should act rather than speak. but we are called to both. and I need to find my voice before I can act.
the last few weeks I have been developing my rule of life with my spiritual direction training program, and this is what’s been on my heart lately:
I am called to love extravagantly, with creativity, empathy, and connectivity
I am called to grow in truth, seeking beauty and extending grace
I am called into joyful and abundant living, with open arms, open heart, open home
But above all I am called to be rooted in belovedness, in my body, soul, spirit, mind: to live out the embodiment of the beloved ♥️
perhaps the greater 