“you won’t like hearing it.”

I used to be scared to be honest with myself, let alone the Lord. I was uncomfortable of what might be true in my own heart and what might come to the surface. I’ve grown in my honesty and tolerance for discomfort. What a gift to be invited deeper into the truth of the Lord…

be gentler, even gentler.

I wrote these lines as part of a poem last March and they keep returning to me as the Lord invites me to new layers of gentleness. I see how my gentleness towards myself runs out quickly. It only feels enough for a few bad moments before I’m harsh with myself again. Be gentler, even…