{for those days} now.

Dear friend,

On the days that just aren't working right...

when you are out of sync.

Missing a step. 

A beat behind.

When the things that went wrong yesterday and the day before

follow you into today,

stop.

Stop. And then invite into your day,

your morning,

your moment,

God's grace. 

His thoughts toward you are filled with love. 

And mercy.

Peace, and beauty.

Even when you and I feel anything but

worthy of love,

merciful,

peace-filled,

and beautiful.

You see, God sent His Son that we may have life.

A bigger life, a better life, an adventure-filled life.

Even on the mornings when we'd like to cash in our chips and give up. 

Even then.

So today, be gentle to yourself. 

That negative voice in your head?

Tell it to go away.

You are a child of the King.

You don't have time to listen to a voice that's not His.

You have adventures to get to. 

So today, be gentle to someone else.

Yes, everyone is fighting a battle.

Perhaps your grace-filled act could inspire them to take another step.

Perhaps your smile, your blessing, your mercy 

Is all they need in order to see Jesus today. 

Are you a beat behind today?

Breathe deeply,

know that you are

loved and

beautiful.

And move to the rhythm of God's grace for you.

Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.

~Matthew 11:28-30 The Message

Many blessings,

Deni