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That first spark of God’s Presence God’s love in your Heart is what burns in your being now But now it has consumed more of you
It seems we develop more and more capacity to lay down in this bed of Grace More of our being can release and surrender and melt into God
More of us is permeated and purified of wounds or lies or whatever else covers over our true nature in God
We are freed more and more to be the embodied presence of love we are more wholly and fully God’s Holiness is giving space for Grace
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Christi Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist by profession and a poet by passion. She enjoys trying to put to words to that which is wordless and give voice to the dynamic and wild spiritual journey called life. She lives in Spokane with her husband and two children, Emmanuel and Grace. She loves the outdoors and meditating in the early mornings which gives rise to her poetry.
Love it! Often the biggest struggle we have is making room for His grace in our lives.