how the light gets in

by Andrea Smithberger
how the light gets in
  • November 1: Honoring
  • Day 2: Signaling
  • Day 3: Revealing
  • DAY 4: Reminding
  • Day 5: Reflecting
  • Day 6: Changing
  • Day 7: Surrounding
  • Day 8: Healing
  • Day 9: Filtering
  • Day 10: Spreading
  • Day 11: Unveiling
  • Day 12: Distinguishing
  • Day 13: Challenging
  • Day 14: Nourishing
  • Day 15: Unassuming
  • Day 16: Leading
  • Day 17: Delighting
  • Day 18: Reaching
  • Day 19: Shining
  • Day 20: Reviving
  • Day 21: Growing
  • Day 22: Comforting
  • Day 23: Holding Space
  • Day 24: Beckoning
  • Day 25: Stunning
  • Day 26: Igniting
  • Day 28: Introducing
  • November 2020
  • Tag: Mary Oliver

    • Day 8: Healing

      Posted at 8:45 am by How the Light Gets In, on November 8, 2020

      Day 8: Oh my goodness. I’m excited and nervous to share this.

      Being honest, I don’t know why I got this and others haven’t.

      That’s a reason I didn’t want to share this story.

      It feels uneven because it is… but it doesn’t make it any less true.

      “Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled – to cast aside the weight of facts… and maybe even to load a little above this difficult world, I want to believe I am looking into the white fire of a great mystery. I want to believe that the imperfections are nothing – that the light is everything.”  

      Mary Oliver

      HEALING

      O my soul, bless God.
          From head to toe, I’ll bless his holy name!
      O my soul, bless God,
          don’t forget a single blessing!

      3-5 He forgives your sins—every one.
          He heals your diseases—every one.
          He redeems you from hell—saves your life!
          He crowns you with love and mercy—a paradise crown.
          He wraps you in goodness—beauty eternal.
          He renews your youth—you’re always young in his presence.

      6-18 God makes everything come out right;
          he puts victims back on their feet.
      -Psalm 103

      It’s been one year God. I can’t thank you enough. Why me? I don’t know. I pray anyone and everyone who sees this feels hope stirring in their hearts. I pray they push past the idea that hope should feel solid. Hope is fragile and shaky and true. You God, promise healing and light and love. Your promises, better yet, YOU never change. Thank you. Thank you.

      Posted in November 2020 | 2 Comments | Tagged healing, How the Light Gets In, Mary Oliver, Maverick City Music, Pain, Psalm 103

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