Receive and Surrender

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“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 11:28-40 MSG)

I am learning to live in the Way Everlasting. It is life abundant, life to the full. I cling to nothing but the Love of God, and in total trust, I give Him my life.

May my heart posture and pattern of living reflect the very rhythm of the breath God gives me as I...

inhale and exhale,

inhale and exhale...

That I may also...

Receive and Surrender,

Receive and Surrender...

Oh, to recognize Life is a Gift to be received and stewarded in such a way that does not function from fear—controlling, clinging, comparing, hoarding, grasping—but in gratitude and humility is freely given back to The Giver of all Creation for communion with Him and for the co-operating of a magnificent and brilliantly created World—a World in which we are invited to participate through the unique gifts and talents entrusted to us.

Receive and Surrender...

In and through God alone are our lives formed, redeemed, purposed, and set apart for a Sacred Cause.

Receive and Surrender...

May my breath, my breathing, my life, and my living contribute to a Beautiful Eternity as I seek only to love God, love others, serve God, and serve others.

Receive and Surrender...

I receive every breath, every moment, every circumstance, and yield each one back to God.

Receive and Surrender...

This, I am learning, is the Way to

Peace,

Hope,

Love,

Freedom, and

Wholeness.

This, I am learning, is the Way to

Life Everlasting...

Now...

and

Forevermore.