As the cracks in my hand were being steri-stripped, my heart was, also, chipping away. My soul, having witnessed past spiritual healings (and sealings), now imploringly exposed my current unravelling to the Heavens. “Yo, Lord, I need SONshine to penetrate the storm clouds!!”
Never failing this ‘ol grammy, I felt God speak: “My child, you have forgotten the sole core of your soul. The Faith, Hope, perseverance, endurance and courage of your being is neither found nor flourishes in success, smooth sailing or serene scenarios. It is born and borne within the worldly broken pieces of your life’s journey. You are not in defeat. You are being called to repeat — repeat not the weakness but the strength of your Faith, Hope, perseverance, endurance and courage. To do this, you do not need My coddling arms but, rather, My foot’s strong kick to get you back heading (and healing) in the right (and write) direction. Your personal roadmap, needing to be infused into your path is, as always, fueled by your “play/PRAY list”. It is more than time for you to leave behind the perspiration of trying to outmaneuver gridlock construction. Instead, soak yourself in the inspiration of soaring above the detours. Get going…”
Alive with rekindled inspiration, I non-stop stitched together the pieces of my newly created UP WHEN YOU’RE DOWN “play/PRAY list”. Its 15 inspirational messages now motivate me to reach beyond my current mess!
I do not believe I am the only child of God who needs to refocus from repeatedly playing back my worldly challenges and substitute what is HIS and changes my downward spiral to an upward soar. For me, this is music. For you, it is whatever fills you with HIS calling, energy and optimism. I’m feeding on my soul food meal. I pray that whatever ingredients compose your needed recipe, God puts them in your hands and gives you the kick needed to cook up your personal batch of soul food.
Uplifted in a Broken Down World 