grace {illustrated}

It is an honor sharing this Soul-journey with you.

Thank you for this

opportunity

for me to

voice

what

I

know

in

my

soul

to

be

true

.

I believe we are all on unique paths

leading to the same place.

To

KNOW

God

aright

.

What speaks to me, may not speak to you.

That’s okay.

You see, I know in my heart of hearts

that I am doing exactly what I am here to do.

As Emily Dickinson said:

“…If I can help one fainting robin into his nest again

I have not lived in vain.”

This

{ knowing }

of

purpose

has

come

through

the

practice

I

am

encouraging

you

to

do

.

This

 { knowing }

begins

as

you

embrace

your

For this

opportunity

of

sharing

my

Truth

I am

Grateful

&

ever-present

to

encourage

you

.

I am linking this post to the first

Five Minute Friday

of

the

year

!

You really should go to:

http://lisajobaker.com

&

join

in

on

the

fun

!

Opportunity the Prompt

today

.

Welcome to Day Two Souljourner!

I am curious.

Have you consciously been

Practicing the Presence

since we met yesterday

?

Please do not misinterpret what this practice is.

You are not

{cannot}

 beckon God to come to you.

God

IS

all-ways present.

God

 IS

all-ways nearer than hands & feet.

What you are practicing is this recognition.

This realization of Truth.

Most of us were brought up believing that God is up there, somewhere.

And yes, God is there, too.

God IS Omnipresent, afterall.

But what would our relationship with God look like

if we knew from the time that we were a child

that

we are indeed One with God?

What if you were taught

that God is not out there. Somewhere.

Rather right there where you are?

This,

Souljourner,

is what I encourage you to do as you

Begin

Anew.

I am asking you to recognize that there is absolutely

 no separation between you & God.

I am asking you

to

{see}

{know}

{experience}

God

{perhaps for the first time}

as

described

in

Psalm 139:7 – 10

“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or wither shall I fee from thy presence?

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:

if I make my bed in hell,

 behold,

thou art there.

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.”

This is Omnipresence, Souljourner.

This is God.

The Presence of God.

With you.

Truly with you.

Every moment of this day

&

in this day,

I invite you to

embrace

{truly embrace}

 the meaning

of

this

Truth

.

I invite you to

 examine the false beliefs that have limited your relationship with God.

I invite you to

Begin

Anew

by

consiously

BEing One with the One.

The One

whose desire is to guide, govern & guard you throughout this day

*

Thank you, O’ Holy One,

for this opportunity to come together.

To Begin Anew.

May hearts & minds be open

to the glory

the gift

of

your

Omnipresence

today

.

May the peace

that comes from

you alone

be felt as each Souljourner embraces their Oneness with you.

With thankgsgiving.

&

 joy

With

expectancy

of

peace

.

It is so.

&

so

it

is

.

Do you know how happy I am that you have accepted the invitation to

Begin Anew

?

This excitement comes from the knowing of the changes that are stirring in your life in this very moment of time

!

I cannot help but think that you feel it too

!

The energy

!

The

delight

found within the

Universal

Promises

of

God

{where ALL possibilites}

{where ALL change}

begins

.

So let us

begin

.

Anew

.

Now

.

Ready

?

Take a few deep breaths

Rest & Relax

Allow this meditation to fill your soul

*

One Presence

One Power

One Substance

One Source

God.

And I am One with this Presence

One with this Power

One with this Divine Intelligence.

Right here.

Right now.

I allow this Presence to fill my very soul.

I allow this Presence to be my strength.

To be my comfort.

To love me as no one ever could.

This Divine Presence is my Truth of Being

for I am One with the Father

&

 it is in this Oneness

that all peace is found.

All joy is known.

All wisdom is given.

I allow this wondrous Presence of God to be felt in, around and through me.

There is nothing wrong with calling upon this Presence.

It is in this establishment of my Oneness with God that I am able to glorify Him.

I breathe into this peace.

Into this love.

Into this knowingness that where I am God is and all is well.

I give thanks for this opportunity to become One with all who are seeking their Truth.

All who desire to

Begin

Anew

.

I know that as I consciously open my thoughts to this One Power & Presence

{found within}

 my life changes

This bold action I take

co-creating with the One Power

aligns my life with the goodness of God.

I begin anew.

With joy & thanksgiving.

With expectancy.

&

so

it is

*

Didn’t that feel good?

That “good” that you are feeling is not a feeling that needs to go away.

That “good” that you are feeling is the Presence of God.

All-ways right there with you.

All-ways ever present.

All-ways

available

.

Call upon it.

Begin

Anew

.

Today, throughout your day, I invite you to do just that.

Call upon the Presence of God.

Just say it out loud.

“The Presence of God”

Tell me tomorrow your experiences.

This practice IS the essential practice necessary for you to change your life.

There is no substitution for

Practicing the Presence of God.

Once you establish in you heart & mind

that God is not somewhere

OUT THERE

but

RIGHT THERE

with

you

your

life

changes

.

Begin

anew

.

Practice the Presence.

Happy New Year

Souljourner

!

Do the possibilities for this New Year excite you

?

Do you believe,

{perhaps for the first time}

 that this year is destined to look different than any year has before

?

If these words speak to you

I invite you

to

Begin Anew

with

me

.

For the next 21 days I will be offering  a daily practice that promises to change your life.

This is not my promise.

This is God’s promise.

The promise of the Universe

that

Begins Anew

with the rising of each days sun.

The setting of each days moon.

This is the promise that I stand upon.

The promise I live

&

invite you to live, too.

***

By the way…

If there is a familiar voice saying, I just don’t have time for a daily practice right now, my response is,

“Phooey.”

{Pronounciation: foo-ee}

We all take the time to  look into our friends lives on the internet,

what if we used that time

spent

looking

into that time spent

CHANGING

our

lives

?

Back to those possibilities again, aren’t we?

Back to those promises, too.

Begin Now.

Begin Anew.

As Goethe said:

“Are you earnest? Seize this very minute:

What you can do, or dream you can, begin it;

Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

Only engage and then the mind grow:

Begin and then the work will be completed.”

*

So thankful for this opportunity to Begin Anew with You!

See you tomorrow!

En+Joy.

En+Grace.

Paula.

It’s day four honoring

Those who {Grace} my life

&

I am realizing that I am running out of days to fit everyone in!

So this series looks differently than it did in the beginning

but I am thankful for this

for I am becoming increasingly aware

of

all

the

blessings

I have within my life

&

the

Grace

which

pours

forth

{overflowing}

in each moment of this life I live

.

This Grace awaits you, as well, souljourner.

It is truly easy to obtain

once

you

let

go

&

nurture your personal relationship

with

the

ONE

who is all-ways right there with you.

All-ways

 nearer than hands & feet.

As you rely upon this

Source

of

All

you will feel,

you will know,

that the Almighty One

is guiding, guarding, & governing you

 each moment of each day.

With this guidance, with this governing comes serendipity.

You can count on the

PROMISE

that sufficiency for this day

IS

PROVIDED

furthermore

you

can

delight yourself in watching the possibilities unfold

as  have I throughout the month of December.

I wish I could acknowledge each & everyone of you who chose to grace my life in December

but

come January new things are in store!

So, to each One, you know who you are.

You know that you took the time to add love, peace, and joy to my life

 &

the lives of others.

You know that you opened your heart & mind to give forth the Glory of God

in all that you said.

In all that you did.

And as this year ends & a new bright beautiful year begins

know of my

 infinite gratitude to each One of you;

you,  who {Grace} my life

  magnificently

!

On this second day honoring

Those who {Grace} my life

I invite you to meet

Tammy

Grace is written all over this beloved one.

Meet my niece, Tammy.

 This,  her wedding day.

In this moment of time,

Tammy

KNOWS

that

all

is

well

.

In this moment of time,

Tammy

SEES

all that God sees.

Infinite beauty.

Infinite love.

There is positively

NO-thing

separating Tammy from this.

She is One with the One!

She is

en+grace.

Grace

{afterall}

means

that you embrace

the

Presence.

the

Power.

the

Intelligence.

that

rules the Universe

as that which

rules

your

Universe

as

well.

Yes,

all is well,

Tammy,

in this moment of time.

The only time

there

IS

.

Loving you,

Ap.

Grace has been illustrated in my life

{explicity}

throughout the month

of

December

Over the next few days

join me

as I celebrate

each

beloved

One

***

In celebration

of

Makenzie Mae

Can grace be illustrated more purely than this?

Through this Divine Ones eyes

all

is

Grace

.

Makenzie Mae

KNOWS

sufficiency

.

Makenzie Mae

KNOWS

simplicity

.

Makenzie

Mae

KNOWS

synchronisity

.

Makenzie Mae’s world is not seen through filters of fear.

Makenzie Mae’s world is seen clearly through the eyes of love.

Makenzie Mae

en+joys

BEing

the

 original divine nature

that God created

.

O’ for each One to Know what this precious One knows.

O’ for each One to Be

One with God

as

she

is

.

As

is

intended

.

O’ for each One to see

through the eyes of this child

where

GRACE

is

known

.

Grace

is

infinitely

shown

.

Thank you,

Makenzie Mae,

my grand,

grand,

niece

for

gracing my life with awe & wonder

&

for BEing the perfect divine illustration

to teach others

what is theirs

the

Truth

 to

know

.

So grateful.

Your

Ap

I wonder what you see when you look in the mirror?

I wonder if you see who you really are?

I wonder if you look into your eyes with love?

I wonder if you take the time to look even deeper?

I wonder if you see the Truth?

I wonder if you have accepted that you are a magnificent expression of God?

I wonder if you really “get it”?

I

wonder 

because

there

is

nothing 

but

awe 

&

wonder

when

you 

see

yourself as God does.

I wonder why you would live this glorious life any other way?

I

wonder

.

Thank you, Lisa Jo and Five Minute Friday Friends for this WONDER-full

expression of love we share each week.

Enjoy each moment of this Season.

Be present.

That is the best present that you can give all!!!

En+Grace

Paula