Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Cleansing Streams

It has been way too long since I posted here. Writing about God and spiritual matters feels so daunting to me! I guess I want to get it right. I mean, who wants to make the Big Guy look bad?
Not me!

So -

I am leading a group this fall called Cleansing Streams. It is a curriculum that leads us through emotional, mental and spiritual territory that may need healing. You know, places you don't go very willingly like, "what were you told about yourself as a child that wasn't true?". It can be hard to revisit those wounded places, but so freeing to release the lie and embrace the truth!

My group is all women. I think I'm the youngest, actually. But that doesn't seem to matter. We are learning, sharing, crying, healing and maturing together. Cleansing Streams is great for new Christians because it offers the foundational Christian truths. But it is awesome for everyone because, let's face it, we all have "stuff" in our lives that needs tending.

And who better to tend to our vulnerable, tender places than Love Himself. Jesus can heal anything. And he does.

I'm grateful to be a part of this class again. I did it in the spring too - loved it of course. Our retreat is coming up in a few weeks. It is a powerful time of letting go and reclaiming our rightful place in this world as children of God.

Love it.