I have, of late, been thinking about this very thing: reframing my journey through life from the perspective of the spiritual growth I have experienced. From a childhood full of emotional pain and almost self-hate, certainly intense dismay at negative personality traits I perceived in myself, to a point now where I see my spiritual life, as well as my personality, as answered prayer that is growing beyond my wildest hopes for myself. The joy, the peace and comfort, of a gentle and quiet spirit that trusts in the Lord in all things, and finding myself mentoring others in the faith...So now I am beginning to write it all down. A testimony, a narrative to encourage my sons to seek the Lord more intensely. It is not something one accomplishes by hard work and reframing alone, but firstly through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Can I get an Amen?
PS. As I mourned the passing of my mother, and stepped into the role of principal caregiver to my 90-something father, I found encouragement in the Every Moment Holy volume that speaks to grief, shepherding loved ones through the dying process, accepting our own terminal diagnoses, nursing, and caregiving.
I have, of late, been thinking about this very thing: reframing my journey through life from the perspective of the spiritual growth I have experienced. From a childhood full of emotional pain and almost self-hate, certainly intense dismay at negative personality traits I perceived in myself, to a point now where I see my spiritual life, as well as my personality, as answered prayer that is growing beyond my wildest hopes for myself. The joy, the peace and comfort, of a gentle and quiet spirit that trusts in the Lord in all things, and finding myself mentoring others in the faith...So now I am beginning to write it all down. A testimony, a narrative to encourage my sons to seek the Lord more intensely. It is not something one accomplishes by hard work and reframing alone, but firstly through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Can I get an Amen?
Thank you for this Richard. It’s wonderful.
PS. As I mourned the passing of my mother, and stepped into the role of principal caregiver to my 90-something father, I found encouragement in the Every Moment Holy volume that speaks to grief, shepherding loved ones through the dying process, accepting our own terminal diagnoses, nursing, and caregiving.