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accept or embrace?

Posted on January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 by Jodie

I knocked at her hotel door in floods of tears. I had spent the day touring the killing fields and torture centre of Phnom Penh. I thought I'd been doing okay. I'd come back to the hotel and spoken with my family. I had eaten lunch and washed off the grime from the morning in … Continue reading accept or embrace?

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Today’s word is ‘community’. Thanks to the @theboardroomretreat each day for the past two weeks I have been connecting via zoom to my creative community. It has been an anchor in my day. The encouragement and wisdom I have found there has been beautiful. Today I was privileged to lead this group of women in communion. Just because we are isolated doesn’t mean we can’t have connection, collaboration and community. How can you connect with your community today? Or is there someone in particular that comes to mind when you hear this word? Reach out, be creative. Community is not cancelled. Peace be with you, Jodie
My word for today is very close to yesterday’s because it is ‘encourage’. . More often than not the courage we have is because someone has reached out to encourage us. Isaiah 50 talks about a word in season that sustains the weary. .
Who has given you a word in season this week? Let them know. It doesn’t have to be public, but send them a message and thank them. . We all need courage at the moment and some days it is harder to find than others. So let people know when they have lifted you up, and then see who you can encourage as well. . Wouldn’t it be great to spread courage in this season? Peace be with you - Jodie
It’s the first of April, and with the start of this new month. I am hit anew by the realisation that we are in this for the long-haul. It is also roughly a week to Easter. . So instead of looking too far ahead I am going to just focus on this next week and revisit an old idea I have used previously on Insta. That of a word for each day for us to focus on. I am going to post some reflection questions too, feel free to reply or just ponder them yourself. . Today’s word (and today’s rose) is ‘courage’ which has its origins in the Latin word for heart ‘cor’. . What is giving you courage today? What is strengthening your heart in this time? . May you find courage in your circumstances today, Peace be with you - Jodie
Well that was a long week. How’s everyone doing?
My reading for this season. What are you reading? #invitationtoretreat
When we chose gather as our family word for this year, we had no idea how important it would be 😯

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