We are here to live out loud
Emile Zola
via Mark Nepo
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Dear Lord
it is Monday morning
somehow
in my head
I am saying that it is time to
"turn it on"
The week stretches in front of me
full of meetings
tasks
and people
and I am thinking
of how I will be in all those moments
of what I will say
or not say
of what I will do or not do
I fear I often look at life
as an act to be played to an audience
seeking to give voice, only to be heard (Nepo)
living a life of love and compassion
only where there are people to receive
and be suitably impressed
But Lord
life is not about
life is not about acceptance
and approval
is it about being
who you created me to be
Lord remind me
that you created me to express who I am
that you restored me
to express who I am in You
every moment
that you want me to live joyfully
compassionately
lovingly
just because that is what you created and nourished me to do
Lord help me live out loud
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