What is Spirit
cultivating in you? What do you need to let go of in order for new life to
grow? My hope and prayer for you over these next weeks and months is that you
will experience the hope of God's love in a new way, and in doing so
participate in cultivating new practices and ways of life that will empower you
to let go of bad habits, of negative self-talk, of toxic shame, of fear and
anything else that keeps you from experiencing fully the extravagant love of
God.
Spirit is leading
the way,
Rev. Jenny
Shultz-Thomas
LETTING GO
| FIRST WEEK OF LENT
A letter to someone I love
Dear loved one—
I hope you let go.
I hope you let go of holding yourself to impossible standards.
Lower the bar. Give yourself grace.
God delights in who you are.
And while you’re at it, I hope you let go of ignoring your
beauty.
The mirror is tired of your harsh words, for you are made of star
stuff and music.
You are the only you there is. And you. Are. Simply. Stunning.
And I hope you’ll consider letting go of certainty.
For the sun will always rise and set, and you will always be
loved.
What more do we really need to know than that?
So let go of your fear.
Let go of perfection.
Let go of busyness as a sign of your self-worth,
And the notion that creativity is a luxury.
Be wild and free.
Plant roots like a redwood,
And a spine like a sunflower;
For the days are short, and you are beautiful.
I love nothing more than to see you happy.
So don’t be afraid to let go.
The only thing you cannot lose is God’s evergreen love.
~ a sanctified art/sarah
are