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April 28: Fullness – Pilgrimage of Resurrection
(A Creative Journey through the Easter Season)

Pilgrimage of Ressurection

Word for Today: Fullness

April 28 - FullnessGod does not call us to one particular path that we scrutinize and discover. God calls us to the fullness of living which can be manifested in a multitude of ways.

—Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within

Reflective Question: Can you learn to trust yourself enough to hear the voice of the Divine calling you to what is truly life-giving?

 

 


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One Response

  1. “fullness”
    “can you trust yourself to hear the voice…leading you…”

    can you trust
    yourself
    to listen

    can you trust
    inner stirrings

    can you trust
    your heart dreams
    and soul callings

    can you trust your self ~

    will you trust ~
    voice of Sacred
    in you

    will you open
    listen
    trust
    follow
    divine whisperings

    will you say yes?
    full abundant
    living truth
    now ~

    Yes!

    Aho! with deep gratitude