Jesus is the God of the Valley, just as much as he is the God of the Mountaintop. In this conversation, Stasi, Michelle Patterson, and Karen Christakis talk about what it has been like for them to meet God in the desert. Friends, all of our tears are treasured by God, and when we turn to him in difficult times it is not only worship, it is a rescue.
SHOW NOTES:
Scripture:
Book: Waking the Dead by John Eldredge (pages: 147-148)
Poems:
UNTITLED ~ KJ Ramsey @kjramseywrites
We spend so much
trying to overcome pain,
when we could be
watching for the miracle
of being met in the
middle of it.
Right in the middle
of your weakness,
dare to watch your life
with expectancy
because there is still a
Shepherd who sees you
and he’s ready to
multiply the loaves,
if you’ll let your losses
be an offering.
THIS IS THE TIME TO BE SLOW ~ John O’Donohue
From: To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
This is the time to be slow,
Lie low to the wall
Until the bitter weather passes.
Try, as best you can, not to let
The wire brush of doubt
Scrape from your heart
All sense of yourself
And your hesitant light.
If you remain generous,
Time will come good;
And you will find your feet
Again on fresh pastures of promise,
Where the air will be kind
And blushed with beginning.
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