Ruah Bull - Spiritual Director

 All is grace. Light and water, shelter and food, work and free time, children, parents and grandparents, birth and death- it is all given to us. Our very first vocation is to receive these gifts and say thanks-

 The desire of your heart awaits the quiet moment of  creative love. With courage, step into silence.

 How ironic -  that our highest calling is humility to give quietly to pray behind closed doors to live simply to be like the lilies of the field and the birds of the air, to carry our crosses daily to choose the road less traveled to cherish the ordinary day. The only thing we need to do with wild extravagance- is love.

 This, then, is salvation: When we marvel at the beauty of created things and praise their beautiful Creator.

 To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that  love is the reason for my existence, for God is love. Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name.

 Help me to journey beyond the familiar and the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with You.