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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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How to be childlike in our spiritual journey?

 Indeed, the Architect of Love has built the door into heaven so low that no one, but a small child can pass through it unless to get down to a child's little height, he goes in on his knees. ~ Caryll Houselander


I love this quote because it reminds you and me to be childlike in our spiritual journey. Being like a child means various things:
  1. To not let go of our wonderful childlike imagination, that is, we can imagine this Divine Architect in so many ways.
  2. We can use this imagination to play and dance and sing with God.
  3. To look at the world and creation with the eyes of awe and wonder.
  4. To be carefree in our hearts, knowing that if we fall, our Divine parent will lift us up and hold us as we cry.
  5. To make ourselves small, letting our ego go so that our Blessed Creator can fill our souls, that is, to decrease for God to increase in us.
  6. Just as a child is dependent on their parents, we too become dependent on the Most High. This way, we don't have to carry the weight of life by ourselves.
  7. Children learn from and imitate their parents. So we too can learn from and try to imitate the love that comes from God our Father/ Mother.
Jesus said that to enter the Kingdom of God we must become like a little child. This is not to become childish or immature, but to be particularly humble and to have trust in God. It is to shed the pride and complexities of adulthood, thus becoming dependant and open to God.


May we all picture ourselves in the arms of our Creator being held tenderly and sung to as we fall asleep. And may we get on our knees to the height of a child and pass through that door that leads us beyond the veil.

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  1. AnonymousAugust 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM

    Lovely, thank you

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    1. Cynthia Gray August 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM

      I'm so happy you liked it! Thank you for your feedback! 😊💛

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  2. AnonymousAugust 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM

    I love the idea you share about becoming childlike. It seems so simple yet we or should I say I struggle to let God be my parent. “ Let go and let God”. I also love your drawing. Thank you!

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    1. Cynthia Gray August 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM

      Letting go and letting God is a process that begins with the desire to do it. I really appreciate your feedback! Thanks! 😊💛

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  3. AmberAugust 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM

    💝

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  4. Cynthia Gray August 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM

    😊💛

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