God Is Attempting to Have a Conversation
“In meeting for worship, God is inviting us to come deeper, ‘Come drop down, come down to meet me, that I may offer you this gift.’ And I think that’s what I [listen] for as people are speaking, because I actually do believe in each and every situation, God is attempting to have a conversation. God is wanting to be met.
At first, often what will happen is people will be in their heads, and they’ll be having the conversation from their head, which is fine. But all of a sudden, I will hear God break through. And it’s usually tender. There’s a tenderness in it. And the brain just wants to keep going, but I heard the breakthrough. And it’s like, oh, no, there’s that sweetness there. Let’s go see what God is trying to say here.“
— O, 2023 (source)
American Quaker minister
Today’s Invitation
Listen in your everyday conversations for the tenderness of God “breaking through.” Guide the conversation to pause on what was being said when you felt that sweetness, and invite your conversation partner to “go see what God is trying to say.”
This Week’s Query
How do you move through conflict in your close relationships?
Have you ever experienced difficulty in your relationship with Spirit? What did you do?
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