ShiningLight: my parents...

BEYOND MEASURE

"OUR DEEPEST IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE.
OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE. IT IS OUR LIGHT, NOT OUR DARKNESS, THAT MOST FRIGHTENS US.
WE ASK OURSELVES: WHO AM I TO BE BRILLIANT, GORGEOUS, TALENTED, FABULOUS? ACTUALLY, WHO ARE YOU NOT TO BE?
YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD. YOUR PLAYING SMALL DOES NOT SERVE THE WORLD.
THERE IS NOTHING ENLIGHTENED ABOUT SHRINKING SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE WON'T FEEL INSECURE AROUND YOU. WE ARE ALL MEANT TO SHINE, AS CHILDREN DO.
WE WERE BORN TO MAKE MANIFEST THE GLORY OF GOD IN US. IT'S NOT JUST SOME OF US. IT'S IN EVERYONE.
AND AS WE LET OUR LIGHT SHINE, WE UNCONSCIOUSLY GIVE OTHER PEOPLE PERMISSION TO DO THE SAME. AS WE ARE LIBERATED FROM OUR OWN FEAR, OUR PRESENCE AUTOMATICALLY LIBERATES OTHERS"

(Marianne Williamson - and quoted by Nelson Mandela 1994 at his inauguration!

Saturday, November 18, 2006

my parents...

I am thinking a lot about my parents who will come to the States this Christmas to visit for 10 days total. I am excited but also have mixed feelings. I am actually very concerned about my mom's health. She is currently working more than 10 hours a day at her job. She even works on saturdays. One sentence that she wrote in her last email really brings the urgency of prayer up for me. She said: I have never been this exhausted in my life, I hope I can make it utnil Christmas and not collapse in the States!

Please join me in prayer for my mom:

1. I want her to know the gentle strength andlove of Jesus, 2: that He pulls her through and gives her eagle strength! Thank you!

This would be the first time my parents really come into MY WORLD and stay for a while, no short visit. I have mixed feelings and am preparing myself spiritually and emotionally. But most of all I want them to be able to come, no job situation or health problem should hinger them!