Mama Monday #39

 A beautiful reflection below for Lent this week….

A Year of Fasting

This year I am giving up “should”
and this will make more room to discover…
God,
my authentic self,
my joy,
that my burden is easy and my yoke is so light,
that I am loved for who I am, period,
that the risks of vulnerability and truthfulness
are greatly outweighed by the depth of love,
friendship and compassion that taking these risks allow,
that I will suffer much less,
that I will live more fully in the moment,
that I will become more accepting of myself and of others.

So I’m warning you now,
in a year, you may barely recognize me

-          Clarence Heller 

💜💜💜💜💜

and a 17-minute video from the beloved Henri Nouwen to go with this....

https://youtu.be/trG7Oh_PopM?si=PE-FzrxLi1O6GXVz



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