~Amazed, once again~
I've been taking my journal with me to Sunday service...
since I end up losing my note-taking insert that's handed out beforehand.
My journal... I will not lose!
I've been taking my journal with me to Sunday service...
since I end up losing my note-taking insert that's handed out beforehand.
My journal... I will not lose!
He talked about the process involved with a stress test for the heart.
The electrodes are wired all over your chest.
They will produce information as to the condition of the heart.
You walk fast on an incline gradually increasing...gripping tightly breaking into a jog. It will determine if there is adequate blood flow to your heart during increasing levels of activity. A good deal more information can be gathered if it is a radioactive stress test.
Our pastor then went on to use the EKG as a metaphor.
*I love metaphors*
What if we could use a similar test to check the condition of the soul.
What is our spiritual EKG?
What makes our spirits/hearts race?
What are our treasures...earthly or heavenly ?
Because heart disease runs in my family... and I have been at the treadmill for a stress test...The word "BLOCKAGE" came to my mind! And, so, while listening to his sermon, this question arose within me?
What is BLOCKING my heart / my spirit from a life of Grace?
This is my soul-work for the week.
Amazingly... after I returned home from church,
my very special perpetual calendar revealed a prayer for me to start this week's soul-homework:
My wonderful heavenly greetings from God!
Two other special greetings stories:
All Things Bright and Beautiful
and
At the Potter's House
The electrodes are wired all over your chest.
They will produce information as to the condition of the heart.
You walk fast on an incline gradually increasing...gripping tightly breaking into a jog. It will determine if there is adequate blood flow to your heart during increasing levels of activity. A good deal more information can be gathered if it is a radioactive stress test.
Our pastor then went on to use the EKG as a metaphor.
*I love metaphors*
What if we could use a similar test to check the condition of the soul.
What is our spiritual EKG?
What makes our spirits/hearts race?
What are our treasures...earthly or heavenly ?
Because heart disease runs in my family... and I have been at the treadmill for a stress test...The word "BLOCKAGE" came to my mind! And, so, while listening to his sermon, this question arose within me?
What is BLOCKING my heart / my spirit from a life of Grace?
This is my soul-work for the week.
Amazingly... after I returned home from church,
my very special perpetual calendar revealed a prayer for me to start this week's soul-homework:
My wonderful heavenly greetings from God!
Two other special greetings stories:
All Things Bright and Beautiful
and
At the Potter's House
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Thanks for sharing...I took some down time today at home, because I attended an evening service of worship with MW SMITH.
ReplyDeleteI always take notes in church..and I too love metaphors...
Searching our hearts to uncover hidden motives for why we do certain things would be a good exercise for all...self analysis...something like house cleaning.
ReplyDeleteNotes seem to reinforce inspiration to me. I write in the margin of my reading books as well.
ReplyDeleteTo examine our motives and intentions because we often consider the situation with selfish motives as if we are the center of circumstances. And when things don't go our way, we may become offended in the littlest thing.
Great to meet you.
A journal is great to bring to church. A Bible and a Journal can create the ultimate teaching moments.
ReplyDelete~Chris
Wonderful comments thank you! Thoughts to help my soul-work along...
ReplyDelete~Maria
Hi Maria, I love that you take a journal to church. What gave you the idea? I always love our Pastor's sermons and would like to remember more but my memory is getting worse and worse. Is this a common practice in your church? No one does this in ours that I notice but I am liking this idea.
ReplyDeleteWonderful words. Keep up your walk.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to take the journal. I've been taking notes and sometimes transferring them to my journal... but it seems I need repetion. If I don't take notes, I forget. I which I wouldn't forget so easily.
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