Thursday, June 30, 2011

My word of the day is "shutters".At the Healing Haiti guest house, I found a book called..."Glimpes Of God...Simple yet amazing ways God reaveals Himself to us" written by Julie Miller. She describes moving to France and how she had to get used to shutters & not screens on the windows. Sometimes bugs or a stray bee would fly in and also how they blocked the light out & she'd stumble around in the darkness. She goes on to say how it reminded her of the human heart and how if we crack it open to new people & experiences it makes us vulnerable & exposes us to the possiblilty of being hurt. Yet if we kept the shutters of our heart closed, we take the risk not hearing the voice of God & can just stumble through life without having our spirits fully awakened as God meant for them to be.
Spending the morning at a home for sick & dying babies can't help but awaken your senses. I looked up from one precious, fragile little baby I had been holding & saw light streaming through the shutters on the window.....I know God's light was filling my heart!

written by: Michelle Schroeder
June 29, 2011

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