A pastor began his introduction into the Communion Service with a call for confession. “This is the time to realign our hearts,” he said, “to make sure we are ready to receive the bread and cup together.”
Realigning our hearts to God – I had never considered that viewpoint but I liked it. As I bowed my head and confessed sins and errors of judgment, prideful thoughts of the week and the taking of offenses that did not belong to me – I was grateful for moments of contemplative confession.
Sometimes phrases and words stay with me for a long time. I ponder them, journal about them, pray fervently for clarity.
As I thought about the topic of realignment and pondered this blog post, I saw the need for realignment in many areas of life.
My last post centered on the topic of release as I linger in God’s waiting room.
How can I realign my soul as I wait and release?
As I work on necessary patience, I realign my heart to accept whatever God’s answers might be. Bringing my heart back to the correct focus is a constant soul work and a spiritual discipline I want to conquer.
When we have struggles in relationships, we might consider the idea of realignment. How can we be mutually submissive so that compromise works and love scores a win?
How can we set healthy boundaries in our lives and realign our hearts with what is truly important? We might try less productivity for the sake of dollars; more reaching out to the needy.
As a writer, my creative mind constantly sparks with new ideas – another book I yearn to write, articles and blog posts to reach the masses through cyberspace, another website focused on my coaching outreach.
But in this season of active ministry, my time to construct paragraphs and plots, characters and resolutions is limited. The achievement of polished manuscripts lies dormant.
I must realign my goals with reality and wait for the time when ideas bring a harvest. God is glorified even in the waiting.
Especially during this Lenten season, I seek to realign my soul with the important rather than the urgent, to find my joy in the simple pleasure of God’s presence and the divine whisper that sings lullabies at night.
Then when resurrection comes – whether it is Easter Sunday, resolutions within relationships or the birth of a new book – I will know hope has preceded me.
Realignment will have succeeded and once again – I will journey on the right path.
©2016 RJ Thesman – Author of the Reverend G books http://amzn.to/1rXlCyh
Wonderful as always! I needed this! Thx 😁
Thank you – I needed it, too. It’s always amazing what God teaches me even as I write.
Bringing my heart back. . soul work and a spiritual discipline I want to conquer. Yes. Thanks for re-centering readers on what matters.
Thanks, Jerry – we’re always working on those spiritual disciplines, aren’t we? Soul work is so vital for growth.
Realign my goals with reality–good words.
Thanks, SuZan. Appreciate your comments each week !
Love it Rebecca – especially – to find my joy in the simple pleasure of God’s presence and the divine whisper that sings lullabies at night. Need those lullabies at night when days are full of stress.
Thanks, Evie – yes, it’s so sweet to know he watches over us at night.