Blessed be.

I am reminded, again of the length, breadth and depth of Your forgiveness and love for me.
And I am humbled, humbled beyond words and beyond cognitive thought.
I was reminded, of so many things during this camp.
That the praying and seeking comes before the doing. And the loving and caring comes before the programs. That I have to be intentional about investing in relationships, I have to love.
I was reminded about how I have forgotten how to Love, and how I have forgotten how to care. And that I ask for Your & all of your forgiveness where I have erred, and not loved.
I am reminded how it is to Give, and how much it is that we receive in return. That much joy is experienced in the giving, and in the receiving. And of new wells, and treasures in jars of clay.
I am reminded that Your promise is sure, that my soul is secured, that Your love endures always. And that as surely as You give life to the earth, that You alone O God, can sustain me.
I am reminded that I am the salt and the light in the world. And of the unsaltiness, and dullness that have permeated my life. Yet, You give me hope, and steady my footsteps. So I ask that You burn away the chaff, and consume the dross and make me as pure gold.
I am reminded of the passion, the fire I once caught, that has reduced to a small ember, and I ask that You stoke the flame again.
I am reminded that I have been ashamed, that I have regretted. I thank You for making me into a new creation.
So let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Let them rise up. Let them hear the Lord's call and herald in His glory. I only want to be where You are, so show me. Lord, help me to integrate 2 halves into 1 whole. Help me even as I struggle, to rest in You, to know You in your power and your suffering, to be with You in the quiet, to be made whole and healed, to be the salt and the light for You.