From The Restory - Conversations On The Journey (14)

 

Your Dialect

"What about you? Who do you say I am?"

                                            Matthew 16:15

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Grant, Lord, that I may know myself that I may know thee.

                                                                                                                         St Augustine

Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God.

                                                                                                                       John Calvin

Sunbirds play an important role in Matilda's specific dialect. She tells more about it in these blog posts:

Lessons in sunbirdish (1)

Lessons in Sunbirdish (2)

Lessons in Sunbirdish (3)

Lessons in Sunbirdish (4)

The ABC of Sunbirdish

Music

Finding your own spiritual dialect and expressing yourself through that implies variety. There are different styles and forms of expression. 

One of the big challenges when we start to live a life congruent with that which God has placed within us, is also to accept others and to create space where they can express themselves.

It is not always easy. It is often so difficult that we would rather demand that everybody believe the same way. We can then control and regulate the situation  and not so much is being asked from us.

It is striking how often we find the image of a feast in the parables of Jesus. And at those tables there is room for everyone.

Much love, as always.

George and Matilda