I am reading a weekly devotion book at the moment, called Simple Compassion, byKeri Wyatt Kent. It's a great book, and I am really appreciating the simplicity, and simutaneous complexity of the topics she covers.
At one stage she quotes Marian Williamson, from her book, Return to Love saying....
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that mos frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
I love that quote, but would love to understand how the whole of it works out in action! We can all shine, and live in confidence of who we have been created to be in Christ, but I don't know how our actions liberate others unless they have first received the awareness and confidence of seeing that they can shine to manifest the glory of God that is within each of us! One day, hopefully I will work it out!
I did buy a card this afternoon for a friend though, saying...
"the world needs your kind of strength, your passion, your humour, your creativity, your heart, your mind, your brilliance. Shine On."
Go Dayspring:)
2 comments:
Don't believe every feel good crap you read. You have to lose inorder to give.
How can you give when you don't have anything though, and have lost? At least give it a try.....:)
See if it works! And if you know me, any chance you could make yourself know please? Thanks:)
Post a Comment