 Here I sit in the Portland airport on my way home from one of the pivitol days of my life. I’m trying to eat my mezzo platter without crying in public.
Today I preached for the first time. Well, not really. But it's the first time anyone called it that and years of often repressed desire and pain are threatening to erupt in public. It has been a long journey and one that I don’t feel prepared to unfold at this moment. But today I feel so much like the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and her hair. I feel seen and validated and beautiful and no longer objectified or discounted. I see the men and women around me who are suspicious or fearful or even outraged and it simply doesn’t matter because Jesus is looking me straight in the eyes and inviting me to speak words of life. And he’s smiling that penetratingly loving smile that I’ve come to recognize. And nothing else in the world matters because I am his and he is mine and he has entrusted me with this message.
7 Comments
Teresa
7/10/2016 08:03:47 pm
Your message of grace was insightful, thought provoking and challenging. I praise God for His Spirit working through you.
Carol Travilla
7/11/2016 08:20:14 am
Amazing grace. So glad it went well and blessed you as well as others. You continue to "fall upward" as Rohr would say in the second half. What an affirmation of the fruit of the journey and the convergence you are experiencing at this season. It's a joy to pray for you and share the grace.
MaryAnn Klyn DeBoef
7/11/2016 08:38:08 am
Kelli. How I know and cherish that knowing. Thankful you feel that Amazing Grace of Falling Upward👏 Richard Rohr this week is on Embracing the Shadow.
MaryAnn Klyn DeBoef
7/11/2016 08:38:24 am
Kelli. How I know and cherish that knowing. Thankful you feel that Amazing Grace of Falling Upward👏 Richard Rohr this week is on Embracing the Shadow.
MaryAnn De Boef
7/11/2016 08:38:51 am
Kelli. How I know and cherish that knowing. Thankful you feel that Amazing Grace of Falling Upward👏 Richard Rohr this week is on Embracing the Shadow.
Mary Ann De Boef
7/11/2016 08:39:33 am
Kelli. How I know and cherish that knowing. Thankful you feel that Amazing Grace of Falling Upward👏 Richard Rohr this week is on Embracing the Shadow.
Shirley Kredit
7/12/2016 11:59:53 am
I was there, praying that your words would point your listeners to God, And they did! I saw the fulfillment of John 3:34 as you spoke: "For the one whom God sent speaks the Words of God. For God gives His Spirit without limit." God did not disappoint! I'm overjoyed that I got to witness it. Leave a Reply. |
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