"The gifts of winter" by Stephanie Fitzgerald has introduced me to some wonderful new words but today I want to think about a word I knew already. Self.
I didn't expect to find Self among her "words of winter" but there it is. At first I just skimmed past it but I found I had to go back, re-read and think.
Dr Fitzgerald suggests that winter is the season of the self. She calls us to consider self-love, self-compassion, self-connection. It's a time for us to give ourselves permission to focus on ourselves and to permit ourselves to be authentic. We can get caught up in the busy-ness of life but the slower rhythms of winter give us the opportunity (as I mentioned yesterday) of making sure our bodies and souls are in harmony.
Father, thank you for making me just as I am.
Thank you for my uniqueness and purpose.
Help me to value who you created me to be
and to use my life to honour you. Amen.
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ReplyDeleteThinking of you especially today, at the end of the week of prayer for Christian unity. Bob and I taking part in services at 2 different Parish Churches.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteYes, the second commandment is to love our neighbour as ourSELF.
ReplyDeleteSo true. As a child of God I need to respect and love myself.
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