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34 I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another.35 By this shall all (men) know that you are My disciples, if you love one another (if you keep on showing love among yourselves).John 13:34-35 Amplified Bible 34 So I give you a new command: Love each other deeply and fully. Remember the ways that I have loved you, and demonstrate your love for others in those same ways. 35 Everyone will know you as My followers if you demonstrate your love to others.John 13:34-35 The Voice

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV 9-13 But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I’ve had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he’s coming or going. I’ve decided that there’s nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. That’s it—eat, drink, and make the most of your job. It’s God’s gift.Ecclesiastes 3: 9-13 The Message 11 He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity (a sense of divine purpose) in the human heart (a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God)—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.Ecc 3:11 The Amplified Bible 11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.Ecc 3:11 NLT LEA BENSON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Lea Benson serves as COO of Holy Yoga Global. Benson has more than 30 years of hands-on experience working with public and private entities, with a strong background in leadership and business. Lea is a passionate visionary and respected leader who has delivered breakthrough solutions that have grown organizations, built strong alliances, and united diverse constituencies. With a keen understanding of competitive and economic issues, she is wholeheartedly committed to helping the Holy Yoga Global flourish and thrive. During Benson’s relaxation time, she serves on nonprofit Boards, mentors victims of child sex trafficking, hosts international students in her home, and enjoys time with her two sons. https://www.holyyoga.net https://holyyoga.net/retreat/ holyyoga.net/retreat/ “. . . hell is wanting to be somewhere different from where you are. Being one place and wanting to be somewhere else . . . . Wanting life to be different from what it is. That's also called leaving without leaving. Dying before you die. It's as if there is a part of you that so rails against being shattered by love that you shatter yourself first. (p. 44)Geneen Roth, Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2018/february/glowing-flowers-ultraviolet-light/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOxebzBMAJs

6 And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.Philippians 1:6 NLT 6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.Philippians 1:6 NASB Melanie Romano is a (R-HYI 225) and (RYT 200) certified yoga instructor, also certified in Chair yoga, Yin yoga and Touch & Assist training. In the studio, she loves challenging herself with unique flows and new balance poses. When she's not in the studio, you can find her in the sun - relaxing on the beach or boating out on the water! https://betransformedyogastudio.com/

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.James 1:27 NIV True spirituality that is pure in the eyes of our Father God is to make a difference in the lives of the orphans, and widows in their troubles, and to refuse to be corrupted by the world’s values.James 1:27 The Passion Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.James 1:27 NLT Anyone who sets himself up as “religious” by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.James 1:26-27 The Message Christians are usually sincere and well-intentioned people until you get to any real issues of ego, control power, money, pleasure, and security. Then they tend to be pretty much like everybody else. We often given a bogus version of the Gospel, some fast-food religion, without any deep transformation of the self; and the result has been the spiritual disaster of "Christian" countries that tend to be as consumer-oriented, proud, warlike, racist, class conscious, and addictive as everybody else-and often more so, I'm afraid.Richard Rohr

25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. 26 So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.Lamentations 3:25-26 NLT God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits,    to the woman who diligently seeks.It’s a good thing to quietly hope,    quietly hope for help from God.It’s a good thing when you’re young    to stick it out through the hard times.Lamentations 3:25-27 The Message The Lord is good to those who wait for him,    to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly    for the salvation of the Lord.Lamentations 3:25-26 ESV https://subsplash.com/thebibleproject/media/ms/+7862mm8 When day comes we ask ourselves,where can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss we carry,a sea we must wadeWe've braved the belly of the beastWe've learned that quiet isn't always peaceAnd the norms and notionsof what just isIsn’t always just-iceAnd yet the dawn is oursbefore we knew itSomehow we do itSomehow we've weathered and witnesseda nation that isn’t brokenbut simply unfinishedWe the successors of a country and a timeWhere a skinny Black girldescended from slaves and raised by a single mothercan dream of becoming presidentonly to find herself reciting for oneAnd yes we are far from polishedfar from pristinebut that doesn’t mean we arestriving to form a union that is perfectWe are striving to forge a union with purposeTo compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters andconditions of manAnd so we lift our gazes not to what stands between usbut what stands before usWe close the divide because we know, to put our future first,we must first put our differences asideWe lay down our armsso we can reach out our armsto one anotherWe seek harm to none and harmony for allLet the globe, if nothing else, say this is true:That even as we grieved, we grewThat even as we hurt, we hopedThat even as we tired, we triedThat we’ll forever be tied together, victoriousNot because we will never again know defeatbut because we will never again sow divisionScripture tells us to envisionthat everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig treeAnd no one shall make them afraidIf we’re to live up to our own timeThen victory won’t lie in the bladeBut in all the bridges we’ve madeThat is the promised gladeThe hill we climbIf only we dareIt's because being American is more than a pride we inherit,it’s the past we step intoand how we repair itWe’ve seen a force that would shatter our nationrather than share itWould destroy our country if it meant delaying democracyAnd this effort very nearly succeededBut while democracy can be periodically delayedit can never be permanently defeatedIn this truthin this faith we trustFor while we have our eyes on the futurehistory has its eyes on usThis is the era of just redemptionWe feared at its inceptionWe did not feel prepared to be the heirsof such a terrifying hourbut within it we found the powerto author a new chapterTo offer hope and laughter to ourselvesSo while once we asked,how could we possibly prevail over catastrophe?Now we assertHow could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?We will not march back to what wasbut move to what shall beA country that is bruised but whole,benevolent but bold,fierce and freeWe will not be turned aroundor interrupted by intimidationbecause we know our inaction and inertiawill be the inheritance of the next generationOur blunders become their burdensBut one thing is certain:If we merge mercy with might,and might with right,then love becomes our legacyand change our children’s birthrightSo let us leave behind a countrybetter than the one we were left withEvery breath from my bronze-pounded chest,we will raise this wounded world into a wondrous oneWe will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west,we will rise from the windswept northeastwhere our forefathers first realized revolutionWe will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states,

11 And he said, “Go out and stand on the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.1 Kings 19: 11-12 ESV Amy Hoyte is the founder and facilitator for Beautifully Made Adventures. An avid explorer and outdoor adventurer, Amy enjoys the beauty of all seasons - there really is no bad weather for her!  She believes in living life so we can both receive and offer the energy and love that comes from time spent in the presence of God in His most beautiful creation. Amy is fueled by a passion for the journey of self-discovery, accepting rest and refreshment, and doing the things that make us come alive. ​ Amy is a NOLS certified Wilderness First Responder, a Master Yoga Instructor RYT-500, and has certifications in yin yoga, adaptive yoga, and adventure-based counseling. She is an experienced facilitator of individual and small group guided adventures as well as team building events for a large groups and business training programs ​ "This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?” Romans 8:15 MSG https://www.beautifullymadeadventures.com/ https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/

for you have been my refuge,    a strong tower against the enemyPsalm 61:3 ESV For You have been a refuge for me,A tower of strength against the enemy.Psalm 61:3 NASB Lord, you are a paradise of protection to me.You lift me high above the fray.None of my foes can touch mewhen I’m held firmly in your wrap-around presence!Psalm 61:3 The Passion Translation From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint.Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.Psalm 61:3 Tree of Life Version For you are my refuge, a high tower where my enemies can never reach me.Psalm 61:3 The Living Bible https://www.biblegateway.com/

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”Acts 1:8 NIV 17 On one of the days while Jesus was teaching, some proud religious law-keepers and teachers of the Law were sitting by Him. They had come from every town in the countries of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was there to heal them. 18 Some men took a man who was not able to move his body to Jesus. He was carried on a bed. They looked for a way to take the man into the house where Jesus was. 19 But they could not find a way to take him in because of so many people. They made a hole in the roof over where Jesus stood. Then they let the bed with the sick man on it down before Jesus. 20 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the man, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”Luke 5:17-20 NLV ://studios.vidangel.com/the-chosen https://www.ame-church.com/our-church/our-history/ https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/user/agg/blindspot/indexrk.htm https://www.emotionallyhealthy.org/generational-racism-using-the-genogram-to-see-and-slay-it/?v=4096ee8eef7d https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F03%2F29%2Farts%2Ftelevision%2Freview-time-kalief-browder-story.html&psig=AOvVaw2XB2Q2wILzyumUcDoom0Tm&ust=1610044828824000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCIjZjcT6h-4CFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI https://bethebridge.com/ https://christianyogaassociation.org/diversity-inclusion-and-anti-oppression-resources/

8-12 Bless our God, O peoples! Give him a thunderous welcome! Didn’t he set us on the road to life? Didn’t he keep us out of the ditch? He trained us first, passed us like silver through refining fires, Brought us into hardscrabble country, pushed us to our very limit, Road-tested us inside and out, took us to hell and back; Finally he brought us to this well-watered place.Psalm 66:10-12 https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-examen/ https://www.amazon.com/Enemies-Heart-Breaking-Emotions-Control/dp/1601421451 https://www.amazon.com/Louder-Song-Listening-Midst-Lament/dp/1631469029

26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.Genesis 1:26-27 NIV 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.Galations 3:28 NIV The transformation from indentured servitude (servants contracted to work for a set amount of time) to racial slavery didn't happen overnight. There are no laws regarding slavery early in Virginia's history. By 1640, the Virginia courts had sentenced at least one black servant to slavery . . . Three servants working for a farmer named Hugh Gwyn ran away to Maryland. Two were white; one was black. They were captured in Maryland and returned to Jamestown, where the court sentenced all three to thirty lashes -- a severe punishment even by the standards of 17th-century Virginia. The two white men were sentenced toan additional four years of servitude -- one more year for Gwyn followed by three more for the colony. But, in addition to the whipping, the black man, a man named John Punch, was ordered to "serve his said master or his assigns for the time of his natural Life here or elsewhere." John Punch no longer had hope for freedom. It wasn't until 1661 that a reference to slavery entered into Virginia law, and this law was directed at white servants -- at those who ran away with a black servant. The following year, the colony went one step further by stating that children born would be bonded or free according to the status of the mother. The transformation had begun, but it wouldn't be until the Slave Codes of 1705 that the status of African Americans would be sealed. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p262.html White Christianity is an idolatry. Idols separate us from GodJom Wallis Dorothy Roberts says the genetic variations that do exist among humans—within that narrow 0.1 percent of the genome where we differ—simply don’t line up with our notions of race. Just as gene science debunks the idea of a distinct “white” population, she says, it also explodes the notion of a “black” race. African people express most of the world’s genetic diversity all by themselves, so there are Africans who are genetically similar to any other given population in the world. People with ancestors from Zimbabwe are very genetically different from people with ancestors from Somalia, for example. And that difference is greater than the difference between someone from Somalia and someone from some part of Europe. John Biewen: Genomic science has found that Somalis are genetically closer to Europeans than to Zimbabweans. Seeing White Part 2 Transcript https://religionnews.com/2020/12/16/houston-pastor-cuts-ties-to-southern-baptists-over-critical-race-theory-critique/?fbclid=IwAR0jwlS0toxhT-ZeYYHKxcURqLZZv6gAmO2x7lyI9zudMT0QVJPHrIKwlGo https://religionnews.com/2020/12/16/houston-pastor-cuts-ties-to-southern-baptists-over-critical-race-theory-critique/?fbclid=IwAR0jwlS0toxhT-ZeYYHKxcURqLZZv6gAmO2x7lyI9zudMT0QVJPHrIKwlGo https://www.faithandprejudice.com/

6 1-3 Live creatively, friends. If someone falls into sin, forgivingly restore him, saving your critical comments for yourself. You might be needing forgiveness before the day’s out. Stoop down and reach out to those who are oppressed. Share their burdens, and so complete Christ’s law. If you think you are too good for that, you are badly deceived.Galations 6:1-3 The Message https://www.amazon.com/Psalms-Praying-Invitation-Nan-Merrill/dp/0826419062 Queen began her yoga journey in 2015 as a form of self-care. She soon fell in love with the exhilarating feeling that came with stepping on her yoga mat. The two very important lessons she learned while exploring yoga was how to use breathing techniques to find peace of mind and to have grace and love for her body. While deepening her practice, Queen began to use her time on her mat as a sacred space to meet with God through prayer and meditation. She soon realized that through the stillness she began to open her heart and ears to God’s Word which in turn helped her in her battle with depression. Queen completed both her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training and her 100hr Holy Yoga Teacher Training in 2019. Upon completing her Yoga Teacher Training’s, Queen is determined to create safe spaces where individuals can find serenity, gratitude, and self-love while challenging their bodies, hearts, and minds, and souls. You can connect with Queen at http://sacredspacesyogahtx.com/ https://www.amazon.com/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism/dp/0807047414 https://tonyevans.org/talk-is-cheap/ https://www.reservoirchurch.org/a-daily-examen-for-living-as-an-anti-racist-person/

Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on him to guide you, and he will lead you in every decision you make. 6 Become intimate with him in whatever you do, and he will lead you wherever you go. 7 Don’t think for a moment that you know it all, for wisdom comes when you adore him with undivided devotion and avoid everything that’s wrong. 8 Then you will find the healing refreshment your body and spirit long for.Proverbs 3:5-8 The Passion Translation Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. 8 This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.Proverbs 3:5-8 NIV Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track. Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! Your body will glow with health, your very bones will vibrate with life! Honor God with everything you own; give him the first and the best. Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over. But don’t, dear friend, resent God’s discipline; don’t sulk under his loving correction. It’s the child he loves that God corrects; a father’s delight is behind all this.Proverbs 3:5-8 The Message 4-5 If you want favor with both God and man, and a reputation for good judgment and common sense, then trust the Lord completely; don’t ever trust yourself. 6 In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success. 7-8 Don’t be conceited, sure of your own wisdom. Instead, trust and reverence the Lord, and turn your back on evil; when you do that, then you will be given renewed health and vitality.Proverbs 3:5-8 The Living Bible Place your trust in the Eternal; rely on Him completely; never depend upon your own ideas and inventions. 6 Give Him the credit for everything you accomplish, and He will smooth out and straighten the road that lies ahead. 7 And don’t think you can decide on your own what is right and what is wrong. Respect the Eternal; turn and run from evil. 8 If you depend on Him, your body and mind will be free from the strain of a sinful life, will experience healing and health, and will be strengthened at their core.Proverbs 3:5-8 The Voice Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. 8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.Proverbs 3:5-8 ESV Tricia is a Jesus girl, wife to Bill, a certified health coach, natural health enthusiast & educator, Holy Yoga instructor, sister, friend and mom to a cute and naughty dog named Guinness. She is passionate about helping you live a natural holistic lifestyle, so you can achieve your wellness goals and truly enjoy living this journey of life we're on. ​Her education, previous work experience as well as solving her own health issues, has equipped her to partner with you to discover what wellness and vitality truly look like for YOU. She is here to help guide you in the process of transformation. It's not about convincing you to live her lifestyle. It's about working together to find what are the best and healthiest lifestyle guidelines for you. Tricia will help you to make simple changes that easily become second nature and can be maintained for a lifetime. triciaswellnesstribe.com https://www.ruthhaleybarton.com/books

for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.Psalm 61:3 ESV For you have been my refuge,  a strong tower against the foe.Psalm 61:3 NIV Lord, you are a paradise of protection to me. You lift me high above the fray. None of my foes can touch me when I’m held firmly in your wrap-around presence!Psalm 61:3 The Passion From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.Psalm 61:3 Tree of Life Translation for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me.Psalm 61:3 NLT

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.Psalms 91:1 NIV He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,Psalms 91:1 Young's Literal Translation When you sit enthroned under the shadow of Shaddai, you are hidden in the strength of God Most High.Psalms 91:1 The Passion He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.Psalms 91:1 ESV He who takes refuge in the shelter of the Most High will be safe in the shadow of the Almighty.Psalms 91:1 The Voice Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.Psalms 91:1 New Living Translation

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”1 Samuel 16:7 NIV 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”1 Samuel 16:7 NLT Eternal One (to Samuel): 7 Take no notice of his looks or his height. He is not the one, for the Eternal One does not pay attention to what humans value. Humans only care about the external appearance, but the Eternal considers the inner character.1 Samuel 16:7 The Voice Luke Crowley lives in Los Angeles California with his wife Mary Crowley and is the campus pastor of HillSong LA. He believes in making faith accessible and applicable to the everyday aspects of life and that cycling and golf are holy activities.  https://www.instagram.com/lukeecrowley/ https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.louiemuellerbarbecue.com%2F&psig=AOvVaw2Ezq5ZjTmgSJnbhtXf10IK&ust=1604596143242000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAMQjB1qFwoTCNCHx9iw6ewCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD Our hearts are broken as we grieve with you the passing of our fearlessly creative and passionate Joshua Ortiz. He left a legacy of kindness, empathy and service to all people, especially the hungry, the poor and the marginalized. He was a loyal and fiercely protective friend. He was an incredibly talented designer and never ceased to push the boundaries of his craft. He was a strong leader who helped grow Ambrose Furniture Works into the beautiful trade showroom and design center it is today. He was the heart and vision of our business. While we may not fully understand God's plan in this pain, Josh would remind us that, "God is good all the time." Please join us in praying for comfort and peace as we mourn this profound loss. Thank you all for your support. Thank you for your friendship. Josh loved you. We love you. collage by @brushandblossom https://wreg.com/news/pass-it-on/signs-of-encouragement-help-brighton-teachers-day/

Restore to me the joy of your salvation    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.Psalms 51:12 NIV Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance.Sustain me by giving me the desire to obeyPsalms 51:12 NET Let my passion for life be restored, tasting joy in every breakthrough you bring to me. Hold me close to you with a willing spirit that obeys whatever you say.Psalms 51:12 The Passion Translation Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.Psalms 51:12 NKJV Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.Psalms 51:12 KJV Restore to me the joy of your salvation,    and uphold me with a willing spirit.Psalms 51:12 ESV Sarah Cargill is a Daughter of the King, mother of 3, Neonatal ICU RN, yoga teacher & facilitator of a ministry called Embrace Grace that serves single women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. She has been obedient to the Lord's calling her to serve women, infant and children. Her greatest adventure has been raising children alongside her high-school sweetheart. https://www.instagram.com/sarahcargillyoga/ https://embracegrace.com/

2 My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can! 3 For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up power within you to endure all things. 4 And then as your endurance grows even stronger it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking.James1:2-4 THe Passion 2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.James 1:2-4 New King James 2-4 Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.James 1:2-4 The Message 2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.James 1:2-4 NASB 2-4 Don’t run from tests and hardships, brothers and sisters. As difficult as they are, you will ultimately find joy in them; if you embrace them, your faith will blossom under pressure and teach you true patience as you endure. And true patience brought on by endurance will equip you to complete the long journey and cross the finish line—mature, complete, and wanting nothing.James 1:2-4 The Voice I believe that truth sets you free. I believe this with my whole heart. Even hard truth. I think the Bible says this because it is a natural law God put into motion. If I’m believing lies about myself, my body will respond accordingly. My relationships will suffer. I will act out of those lies and not the truth of who I am. Who God says I am.I think much pain in our bodies and minds comes from not accepting what is. Where you are right now. Because it is right there that God unconditionally loves you and wants to set you free. If you love yourself, in the mess, you’ll learn how to love others in their mess too.That what my workshops are all about. Loving God, loving yourself, and loving others. I love to weave knowledge of how the body works with how faith is worked out in that very body!livefreeworkshops.com Body Intelligence and Spirituality Body intelligence practices (e.g., yoga) utilize body sensations, breathing, and conscious movements to generate reliable and enlivening insight that cannot be arrived at merely by thinking. In this class, we’ll learn to shape and embody ideas, feelings, and impulses with the practice of “bodifying" to release inertia, debris, or blind spots. Familiarize yourself with the full spectrum of your body’s wisdom as you try on high-power and low-power yoga poses, shift between contraction and expansion, and integrate rather than dismiss, opposite poles of experience. Additionally, we’ll look to other philosophies for the spiritual wisdom gained through these practices and disciplines. Through this training you’ll become aware of the primary centers of emotional anatomy to develop your felt sense of wholeness with inclusive “presencing" practices—in any pose, any relationship, or any event. Learning to Listen to Your Body Starts on Wed Oct 14, 2020 $299 https://www.livefreeworkshops.com/bookings-checkout/body-intelligence-and-spirituality-1 Quarrelling means trying to show that the other man is wrong.For you notice it is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our good temper down to ourselves.The laws of nature, as applied to stones or trees, may only mean ‘what nature, in fact does’. But if you turn to the Law of Human Nature,

18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.Ephesians 3:18-20 NLT 18–19 Then you will be empowered to discover what every holy one experiences—the great magnitude of the astonishing love of Christ in all its dimensions. How deeply intimate and far-reaching is his love! How enduring and inclusive it is! Endless love beyond measurement that transcends our understanding—this extravagant love pours into you until you are filled to overflowing with the fullness of God! 20 Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you.Ephesians 3: 18-20 The Passion 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,Ephesians 3:18-20 NASB

13 You, beloved, are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes bland and loses its saltiness, can anything make it salty again? No. It is useless. It is tossed out, thrown away, or trampled. 14 And you, beloved, are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden. 15 Similarly it would be silly to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl. When someone lights a lamp, she puts it on a table or a desk or a chair, and the light illumines the entire house. 16 You are like that illuminating light. Let your light shine everywhere you go, that you may illumine creation, so men and women everywhere may see your good actions, may see creation at its fullest, may see your devotion to Me, and may turn and praise your Father in heaven because of it.Matthew 5:13-16 The Voice https://videopress.com/v/pX4QsJUG?preloadContent=metadata https://www.younglife.org/ForEveryKid/Capernaum/Pages/default.aspx https://www.instagram.com/missy_lu_lu/

1-3 The boy Samuel was serving God under Eli’s direction. This was at a time when the revelation of God was rarely heard or seen. One night Eli was sound asleep (his eyesight was very bad—he could hardly see). It was well before dawn; the sanctuary lamp was still burning. Samuel was still in bed in the Temple of God, where the Chest of God rested. 4-5 Then God called out, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Yes? I’m here.” Then he ran to Eli saying, “I heard you call. Here I am.” Eli said, “I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.” And so he did. 6-7 God called again, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, “I heard you call. Here I am.” Again Eli said, “Son, I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.” (This all happened before Samuel knew God for himself. It was before the revelation of God had been given to him personally.)8-9 God called again, “Samuel!”—the third time! Yet again Samuel got up and went to Eli, “Yes? I heard you call me. Here I am.” That’s when it dawned on Eli that God was calling the boy. So Eli directed Samuel, “Go back and lie down. If the voice calls again, say, ‘Speak, God. I’m your servant, ready to listen.’” Samuel returned to his bed. 10 Then God came and stood before him exactly as before, calling out, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak. I’m your servant, ready to listen.”1 Samuel 3: 1-10 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; 3 the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” 5 and ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. 6 The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. 8 The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. 9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”1 Samuel 3:1-10 NRSV Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the Lord by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon. 2 One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God. 4 Suddenly the Lord called out, “Samuel!” “Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?” 5 He got up and ran to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So he did. 6 Then the Lord called out again, “Samuel!” Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you, my son,” Eli said. “Go back to bed.” 7 Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before. 8 So the Lord called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling the boy. 9 So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back to bed. 10 And the Lord came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”1Samuel 3:1-10 NLT blessinggodsway Doran’s love and passion is helping women see that all phases and cycles...