March 16, 2018
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Isaiah 43:18-19

I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

We read in the scriptures great stories of how God moved among the Israelites, the Galileans and the early Christians.  We ask God to move in events to come.  But God never settles for the past tense or the future tense. God is moving in the present tense.  “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs fourth, do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19.    Great stories of faith from the past embolden us to live with hope and clarity.  The promises of eternity call and guide us.  However we are living this very moment right now.  We forget that is where God lives as well.  So we have to show up to each moment, looking for God.  Perceiving is up to us.

“Wake up” Spirit calls to us.  “I am springing fourth within you each moment, each heartbeat.  Don’t miss it!”

2018 Brad Syverson
Spiritual Director

About The Author:

My simple life… is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I let God lead me. I have been married to Greg for 27 years and we have three wonderful children. My simple life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I let God take control. I followed God’s call to begin seminary at Perkins School of Theology in January 2006. I graduated in May 2011. My life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I listen for God’s call. I began the Degree in the Art of Spiritual Direction at San Francisco Theological Seminary in January 2009. I graduated in May 2011. My life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I listen for God's call. I was ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA and spent three amazing years in Pastoral Ministry at Highland Springs Senior Living in Dallas, TX. My life is not simple at all. Yet it is so simple when I listen for God's call. My passion is the Christian Spiritual Life. As a spiritual director and retreat leader, I am so blessed to hear how God is at work in the world. How is God at work in your life?

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