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Lent is a time for...

  As I'm reflecting on this Lenten season this surfaced in my heart when I came upon this picture from my back yard.                       Lent is the time for... We are told in Lent Remember you are dust And to dust you shall return We start our journey Towards the Cross And towards the Resurrection As dust specks As ashes God formed humankind From the dust of the ground Breathing life into us Lent is the time When the breath of the Spirit Gathers the dust And forms our souls Birthing Christ within So that we may be united To the Source of Creation Like a Phoenix rising God's flames in our hearts Aid in resurrecting And joining our souls To eternal love. Lent is the time To ponder and be introspective To grow out of the ashes And feel the fire Of Divine Love. I pray that the rest of this Lent you find yourself rising to meet the resurrected Christ in your daily lives, walking besides the God that does not disappoint 🙏 
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The Indwelling Spirit of God

             


 Spirit of Divine Indwelling


Oh sweet Holy Spirit
Divine presence of God 
Dwelling within the world
And in our souls
Judaism calls you Shekhinah
Female aspect of God
You hovered over the waters
During creation
You came upon Jesus
In the form of a dove
You glowed upon the apostles
In the form of fire
You are God's ruach, pneuma
That is God's wind, breath
As the Wisdom of God
You instruct and enlighten
You inhabit our souls
Clay becomes flesh 
With one breath
You are one with the Triune God
One aspect of the Eternal One
Spirit of God
Oh Holy One
Help us recognize you
As God's power, wisdom and presence
In us and around us
You truly are Love
Blessed and holy
Sweet loving Shekhinah 
As a mother cares for her young
Cover us with your maternal wings
And be with us always
Amen

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  1. Dolores MartelloJuly 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM

    Beautiful prayer. Thank you! The painting of the bird looks divinely beautiful.

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    1. Cynthia Gray July 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM

      Thanks so much!! I appreciate your feedback and am happy you found the prayer beautiful 😊💛

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    2. Cynthia Gray July 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM

      And I painted the dove a long time ago! 🕊

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