

Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8; emphasis mine)Already Holy Merton espoused that to live the truth of our own existence is to be a saint.
A tree is holy simply by being a tree; flowers are saints gazing up into the face of God. We humans are no less called to be ourselves and in being ourselves to radiate the glory of God.God does not desire for me to become anything other than the true self which He has loved from all eternity! What if we made our life’s journey about discovering the truth of ourselves in God? I love this idea! It fills my heart with anticipation and hope and I sense that very deep, very real peace is at my fingertips. So how do we go about discovering our true selves in God? If we looked at the process on the exterior, it appears that there is very little to be done, meaning in a physical sense, I must literally do nothing: no labor, nothing to strive for, no tasks to complete. I am to simply be still, open-hearted, and awake to the Lord’s Presence. Ummm, for me, that often requires much interior “work!” During a retreat many years ago, I did an exercise where I imagined myself standing atop a mountain, all alone. And as I envisioned myself there, I was to imagine myself free of all my roles. For that moment, I was not to see myself as Marc’s wife or Abigail’s mother or Larry’s daughter … just me, Denise, Child of God. At first this was very scary and I resisted: “But, who am I, if not mother, wife, daughter, friend? Who am I if not producer, nurturer, helper? How will I know myself?“ The Lord answered me: You will know you by knowing Me. You were mine long before you belonged to anyone on this Earth. Look to Me and let Me lavish My Love into your heart. For My Love is who you are. You are my love. Yes! That Truth liberates my heart, lifts my mind! I am the Love of God and so are you. We are made by Love, in the image of Love, to be loved by Love! Let’s let that thought soak in awhile … A Closing Prayer: O Jesus, be our Guide as we seek to discover the great mystery of God in our very selves. Thank You for coming and revealing the Father’s Love for us, to us, and in us. May we make this our life’s purpose: to fix our eyes on You and thus discover the Father’s Love. It is in His Love that we will begin to understand the holiness of our lives and be truly free. We pray in Your most Holy Name, Amen.
Copyright 2019 De Yarrison
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De Yarrison
De guides women along the journey to spiritual and emotional healing, through coaching, deliverance prayer, and healing retreats. At YouAreMadeNew.com, De walks alongside women as we grow, heal, and discover the abiding presence of Christ within our own hearts. De invites you to join the Catholic women’s community, Hope’s Garden, which she cofounded.
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