Words of Faith

Words of Faith

Spirit to Spirit Writing Project

The word Lent comes from an old English word meaning lengthening of days. In Christianity, it refers to the time before Easter, traditionally observed through repentance and learning. It's a season to be intentional about changing and growing. Some people give up items to create space and time for new life and habits to grow. Instead of giving something up, I invite you to try to commit to answering these writing prompts each of the 40 days of Lent. The discipline it takes to set aside time each day to reflect and write about God and your relationship with spirituality is a journey that you will emerge from with a renewed spirit. Every writer has their own special voice to add to this project, whether poetry, prose, essay, thoughts, lists, or through comments, prayer, and encouragement.

How do I participate?
Each day, a writing prompt will be posted. A prompt is a question or statement that is meant to inspire your thoughts in whatever genre you feel moved to write. Post your reflections as a comment under each day's prompt (for further instructions, see 'How To Post' on the right side of the page). It is up to you if you write, read, or pray along with us each of the 40 days of Lent or just drop in from time to time when the spirit moves you to participate. Writing regularly is a discipline that many writers struggle with and this is a way to involve that discipline as a Lenten practice. Through writing and leaving encouraging words for others in this project, we become a supportive spiritual writing community

Friday, March 28, 2014

Close As A Breath

Have you ever had moment with God like Jacob did, when God was as close as breath to him in a dream, speaking to him?  Write about that experience.  What did God have to say?
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 30, 2014 at 7:06 AM

    Yes, there are moments when I feel the nearness of God like a whisper in my ear, sometimes even a shout! It is when I read the comments made in response to the Spirit to Spirit prompts. Such beautiful flowing words describing real life and real concepts; reassuring hymns that strengthen my heart; wonderful ideas that I might never have been able to conceive for myself. I am seriously legally bind, and have a screen enlarging program that makes the letters and pictures large enough for me to study. Bless whoever it was that came up with this technology. But immediately when I try to express my gratitude I come up against the security system that bars my way with scrambled letters my poor eyes cannot decipher. What frustration! So I chose this prompt to thank everyone for inspiration, for bringing God close. This is my reply to all your wonderful contributions. Please keep them coming. Thank you! Clarene Aitken

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    1. AnonymousApril 3, 2014 at 3:21 PM

      Thank you Clarene for your responses!
      Marlene

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  2. AnonymousMarch 30, 2014 at 9:18 AM

    Thank you for your heartfelt words! I think that I managed to turn that word verification setting off (I'll see as soon as I finish posting this comment). I'll work to do that - we probably don't need that setting on the blog anyway. I agree. I get so much spiritual strength from reading others' posts and getting a chance to write - the invitation, the gentle pressure - and I appreciate your thoughts and words here. Thank you Clarene! You are an irreplaceable voice in this blog project : )
    - Ruth

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  3. AnonymousMarch 30, 2014 at 2:16 PM

    I will try to see if I can get through now.

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  4. UnknownMarch 30, 2014 at 2:20 PM

    Yes, it worked for me too!

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