Monday Missive #8

An Update:

You may have noticed that I have not posted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday lately. I am coming to the realization that I may have set my goals and expectations too high. Because of other commitments and life itself, I am cutting back to two postings per week I will still post a poem, a prayer, and a passage in the Monday Missive, but I am only going to post longer articles once each week. “Thursday Thrive” will debut this week. The content will help us “thrive” in our journey of being formed in Christ’s image. Thank you for understanding!

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A Poem: Quietness Before Dawn

In the quietness before dawn
I breath in this new day,
While it is mine alone.
I'm selfish that way.
I want to know the day
Before anyone else does. 
In the quietness before dawn, 
I think deep into myself, 
Of going into the day. 
This scares me! 
I want to stay 
In the quietness before dawn, 
Imagining. a world 
Without Hatred,
Without Prejudice, 
Without Harm,
Without Greed;
 Only Love
And the quietness before dawn.

A Prayer: Living My Imago Dei This Day

Oh, gracious and loving God,
Creator of my soul,
Who made me in your image.
As I live this day in your presence,
Recreate in me your likeness,
Of goodness,
Of truth,
Of beauty,
Of love.
That I may not disappoint you
By falling short of the glory
For which you created me; 
That I may reflect your majesty
To all those I encounter today.
That I might bless you,
With every thought,
Every word,
Every action.

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A Passage: To Reflect Upon This Week

God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.” God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female.  - Genesis 1:26-27 MSG