I sit...

...in awe....I sit in thankfulness...as I sip from my daily cup of heaven and look out on the beauty outside my window, thoughts of mayhem and chaos recede further and further to the back of my mind. What floats to the surface is grace....what rises consistently is mercy, is forgiveness. Oh I am human...and I feel frustration, anger and a sense of injustice at times.

And yet....despite or perhaps because of the experiences I have seen these past years, I see life from a different perspective, view through an unusual lens. I see hurts, pain and rejection that shape reactions, shape responses to others around. I have encountered a woman on the job who grates all she meets, who is blunt to the point of rudeness and wanders the halls looking to devour any who cross her path...this may seem dramatically described and yet...I watch her come and go and how she has responded to my quiet comments and good mornings and good nights and I feel and see the pain radiating from her heart.

Love saves us dear hearts...it may not always melt the hearts of the hardened soul but it saves our own. I encourage you to guard your heart, but give out kindness...it harms us none. I would speak grace and love while speaking truth...

Go today in love...for yourself and those around you..they fight their own battle within the mind and heart daily....

Go today in strength and dignity....walk tall and stand in your truth. You are warriors full of grace, full of love and mercy. You are not alone dear friends...never alone. You have one who loves you right where you're at...immeasurably and without borders or judgement.

May you walk today with the knowledge of your worth...worthy of love, of grace, of kindness and compassion. God greatly bless you with comfort and strength...you are able to conquer mountains, cross the valleys, swim the oceans...to a life of joy, of peace...you are loved, always.