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How Did Mary Feel?
If you’ve lost a loved one, you may have experienced flashbacks in the days after a death. The memories can seem like puzzle pieces. Now that you see the full picture, the whole life, a fresh perspective gives you new insight, makes sense like never before.
As Mary stands at the foot of Jesus’ cross, you know she doesn’t want to watch her son die, but how can she look away? All the incidents she’
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“I believe existence is meant to be a love story. ”
― Mary Me: One Woman’s Incredible Adventure with God
― Mary Me: One Woman’s Incredible Adventure with God
“You’ve been here the whole time!” I could see it clearly.
The calm, glowing One smiled, and all of a sudden, I knew. It hadn’t been fear telling me not to get on the boat, scaring me away from the fun. It was Jesus trying to spare me the agony of this trip because . . . because He loves me? Yes, He loves me!
And there I’d stood, as if I’d had my hand on His chest, pushing Him away. What was I doing? Seeing Him now, I realized we’d been stuck in this pose a long time. I hadn’t wanted Him to go in case I needed Him, but I hadn’t wanted Him to come inside and control me.
Ever so patiently—suspended in time, but oh-so-very present—Jesus held out His hand and invited me to dance.
“Yes,” I yielded, and something so much more peaceful than peace settled inside even though the storm still raged, and the circumstances hadn’t budged. “Let’s dance.”
Embraced in His arms, I fell asleep—even in the midst of those crazy waves. ”
― Mary Me: One Woman’s Incredible Adventure with God
The calm, glowing One smiled, and all of a sudden, I knew. It hadn’t been fear telling me not to get on the boat, scaring me away from the fun. It was Jesus trying to spare me the agony of this trip because . . . because He loves me? Yes, He loves me!
And there I’d stood, as if I’d had my hand on His chest, pushing Him away. What was I doing? Seeing Him now, I realized we’d been stuck in this pose a long time. I hadn’t wanted Him to go in case I needed Him, but I hadn’t wanted Him to come inside and control me.
Ever so patiently—suspended in time, but oh-so-very present—Jesus held out His hand and invited me to dance.
“Yes,” I yielded, and something so much more peaceful than peace settled inside even though the storm still raged, and the circumstances hadn’t budged. “Let’s dance.”
Embraced in His arms, I fell asleep—even in the midst of those crazy waves. ”
― Mary Me: One Woman’s Incredible Adventure with God
“As the native drum kept rhythm with the nighttime symphony of the African bush, the cry of a hyrax (a small, furry animal that sounded a lot scarier than it looked) pierced the night. A hyena howled. A warthog ran through our camp. What was he running from? Sitting in front of my tent, I tried to figure everything out. I wouldn’t have called what I did prayer but maybe wonder.
Night after night, I’d listened to the rush of a river or watched my own personal light show as lightning spider-webbed across the heavens, danced in the distance, and serenaded me with a muffled growl. Until a crash—so loud it seemed to break the sky—caused me to twitch as a shiver ran up my spine.
“You know how it is when you feel someone staring at you from across the room?” I said to Truth. “You turn to meet the gaze. It was like that, but I saw no one. I just felt a comforting presence as we sat together in silence.”
“You think it was God?” she asked.
“Yeah, but I called him Fred. Not so overwhelming, more personal.” ”
― Mary Me: One Woman’s Incredible Adventure with God
Night after night, I’d listened to the rush of a river or watched my own personal light show as lightning spider-webbed across the heavens, danced in the distance, and serenaded me with a muffled growl. Until a crash—so loud it seemed to break the sky—caused me to twitch as a shiver ran up my spine.
“You know how it is when you feel someone staring at you from across the room?” I said to Truth. “You turn to meet the gaze. It was like that, but I saw no one. I just felt a comforting presence as we sat together in silence.”
“You think it was God?” she asked.
“Yeah, but I called him Fred. Not so overwhelming, more personal.” ”
― Mary Me: One Woman’s Incredible Adventure with God
“So take seriously the story that God has given you to live. It’s time to read your own life, because your story is the one that could set us all ablaze.”
― To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future
― To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future
“The damage done through abuse is awful and heinous, but minor compared to the dynamics that distort the victim’s relationship with God and rob her of the joy of loving and being loved by others.”
― The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
― The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
“The reluctant leader doesn’t merely give accolades to others. It is her true joy to see others awaken to their potential and exceed their greatest dreams. It is the hope of every good teacher to have students who take their work further than the teacher was able to do. To be surpassed is the ideal. To be replaced is the goal, not a sign of failure.”
― Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness
― Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness
“Courage is fear that has said its prayers.”5”
― Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness
― Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness
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