You are standing at the water’s edge, waves gently lapping on the sandy shore. They push and pull in a steady rhythm. In. Out. In. Out. Like the sea itself is breathing. It inhales, and the water recedes from the shore. Only this time it doesn’t return. It begins to climb, building to a wall on your left and your right, and a dry path down the middle invites you to step forward. Do you take the step?
As I sat in meditation this morning, I pictured the seas parting. There is something on my mind and heart that I want, and it also feels out of my power to do much about it. And so my meditation is my prayer. It is a prayer of gratitude for the seas that have already parted— the walls that have broken, the forgiveness offered, the hearts healed— and for the seas that will one day rise up and reveal their path. And for today, that feels like a miracle unto itself. To have a prayer, to have belief, feels like a gift. They are the light that goes before my steps.
My invitation today is simple. I invite you to join me in parting the seas. Take 30 seconds, a minute, ten minutes, whatever you can give to seeing the way made clear. What is that you want to believe in? What feels right, but impossible? Imagine that beautiful dream, and then see the water parting and creating the path that leads to it. What does it feel like to stand there, to see your dream on the other side, and know that all you have to do is keep moving? Do you take the step?
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- *McArthur Krishna and Amy Watkins Jensen's Sovereign Women Project, a collection of art and writing that explores femine empowerment, is available to view across Women on the Stand and Wayfare Magazine, Issue 7. I was privileged to share some thoughts for this project in my essay "Joy: God's Guiding Light."
- Expect to see some new resources for nuanced members available on my website. I will be publishing a series of guides to help initiate difficult conversations, beginning with my Baptism Questions for Parents and Children. Be on the lookout for new guides in the coming weeks, and let me know what topics you want to hear about!
*I don't receive any funding for these links. I'm sharing purely based on my own enthusiasm for the project.
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