Transitions and transformations, moving out of the remote forest, back to the capital city and spiritual formation training
For Christmas we gave each of our kids a couple of books, one of them is called, "The Book of Common Courage" by K.J. Ramsey. It's a beautiful little book filled with prayers and poems. On the back cover a small paragraph beckons, " When you are broken and weary and can't find the words to say, come find safety in these pages. Be reminded that no matter what small or hard or impossible moments you face today, Jesus is offering you His courage to show up in your story . " I've been curiously absent from posting blogs for a long time. In the last couple of years life has thrown us some hard and seemingly impossible moments. I have tried to hide and numb out, to avoid and skate on by. I have raged against forces outside of my control. I have wrestled with God and people, near and far. I have wanted to walk away. I have doubted myself and others. I have cried. I have had many sleepless nights as I try to make sense of those hard and impossible things. Confu...