This Beginning

Beginnings often frighten us because they seem like lonely voyages into the unknown. Yet, in truth, no beginning is empty or isolated. We seem to think that beginning is setting out from a lonely point along some line of direction into the unknown. This is not the case. Shelter and energy come alive when a beginning is embraced. A beginning is ultimately an invitation to open toward the gifts and growth that are stored up for us. To refuse to begin can be an act of great self-neglect.
    — “Beginnings” by John O'Donohue

This beginning has been waiting for you, preparing for you, expecting you. And now is the time. It is time for you to accept and embrace the beginning that calls to you and longs to welcome you. Take a cleansing breath. Open your eyes. You have been created for this moment. You have everything you need to take that next step. And the good news is that you are not alone on this journey. As formidable as it may seem, you are bolstered on all sides, supported by a loving God that calls you forward. What does this beginning ask of you?  Where is it leading you? How will you move ahead in the next days, weeks, months? Possibility abounds.

See you in church,
Christy