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Jo Romaniello

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Each morning, after focusing on Scripture I pray in imagery. May these mixed media images bless you...

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Jeremiah 1:5: Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. (ESV)

1 Samuel 16:7b: The LORD does not look at things people look at. . .outward appearances, the LORD looks at the heart. (NIV)

"Exercises for deeper discernment- 1) Write a personal letter. . .openly and honestly looking at areas of your life you are not sure you want God to investigate. . . areas you might want to keep private. . .of course God already knows. . .Pray God helps you to see yourself. . .those tender areas. . .as fully as God sees you. " Henri Nouwen, Discernment - " by @prayer_drawings

John 8:31-32: So, Jesus said. . . “If you abide in My Word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (ESV)

"Together we are called to let God become the center of our lives, speak to us, guide us, renew us, deep within. . .God has a real chance to form us into light in the darkness, a source of hope for many in the world. . .the true goal of discernment.
It requires learning to listen for and recognize over time the voice and character of God in our hearts and daily lives. . .learning to listen to the Spirit demands sorting what is of God in our lives and what is not." Henri Nouwen, Discernment- Reading the Signs of Daily Life" by @prayer_drawings

Saturday Evening Session:
Habakkuk 3:19: The Sovereign LORD gives me strength.. . makes me sure-footed as a deer and keeps me safe on the mountains.. .(GNT)

" The Prophet trembles. . .the world may be dismal. The wrath may turn gardens into desert; yet the prophet 'will rejoice in the LORD.' This, it seems, is Habakkuk's personal answer. . .Rav. Abraham Joshua Heschel by @prayer_drawings

Morning Retreat Session:
2 Corinthians 4: 13, 16-18: Since we have the same Spirit of faith. . .we also believe. . .so we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. (ESV) by @prayer_drawings

First Night of Keeping Sabbath Retreat: "Finding Spiritual Renewal and Restoration in Troubling Times"

Isaiah 40: 1, 28-29, 31: Comfort, comfort, My people!Says your God. . .The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. . .giving power to the tired and reviving the exhausted. . .those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. . .they will fly up on wings like eagles; they will run and not be tired, they will walk and not be weary. (CEB) by @prayer_drawings

Psalm 34:8: Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in Him! (NLT)

"This 'seeing' . . .is a sharing in the knowledge of God's heart, a deeper wisdom, a new way of living and loving. . .Discernment reveals new priorities, directions, and gifts from God. . .What previously seemed so important. . .loses its power as we come closer to God's heart. . .we will gradually be lifted up into God's dwelling place and come to see ourselves, our neighbors, and our world in a new light." Henri Nouwen, 'Discernment- Reading the Signs of Daily Life' by @prayer_drawings

Psalm 133:1: How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! (NRS)

" Worship at L'Arche Daybreak. . .in the chapel -- people from all walks of life. . .different religious traditions, share their unique spiritual gifts, and offer their particular forms of worship. . .
Together we bring our smiles, shed our tears, and open our hearts to God.. .listen to the Word of God, and to words of encouragement, warning, and hope.. . .in Worship, the chapel becomes a holy dwelling and special place of formation and discernment." Henri Nouwen, Discernment-" by @prayer_drawings

Acts 2:44, 46-47: All those trusting in Yeshua [Jesus] stayed together and had everything in common. . . Continuing faithfully and with singleness of purpose to meet. . . daily, and breaking bread in their several homes, they shared their food in joy and simplicity of heart,
praising God and having the respect of all the people.. .(CJB)

"Discernment in community. . .the first task of faith is to create sacred time and sacred space when and where we can allow God to reshape our hearts, lives, and communities. Communities offer sacred time for worship, prayer. .. Scripture reading and fellowship. Sacred spaces are chapels, sanctuaries, retreats, homes, and nature. . .to take a step back from the urgencies and emergencies of our busy lives to listen to God and others as children of God. . ." Henri Nouwen, 'Discernment-' by @prayer_drawings

Matthew 18:20: For where two or three gather together as My followers, I am there among them. (NLT)

"While discernment begins in solitude, individual seekers of God come together in community, for the Spirit gathers all believers into one body for accountability and mutual support. My capacity for intimacy with God . . .interrelated with my ability to love and live with others in my community. . .since then I have sought to create community wherever I have lived. . ." Henri Nouwen, 'Discernment- Reading the Signs of Daily Life' by @prayer_drawings

Sunday Sermon Series: "Christian Enough- Things We DON'T Need to Believe- 'Jewish People Won't Get Into Heaven'

Genesis 12:1-2: The LORD said to Abram, 'Go. . . to the land that I will show you, and I will make of you a great nation and I will bless you. . .(ESV)
Romans 11:2: God has not rejected His people, whom He chose from the beginning. (GW)

"The Jewish People were God's Covenant People before Jesus was born and while He walked on earth.. .Jesus was a Jewish man, Who didn't reject [His roots]. Jesus simply says, 'Follow Me.'
The Roots support us. . .Rev. Candi by @prayer_drawings

Psalm 46:10a: Be still and know that I am God. . .(ESV)

"Discernment in Solitude. . .Communion alone with God in prayer leads inevitably to community with God's people, and then to ministry in the world. . .but it is good to begin this spiritual movement in solitude. ..The challenge is to develop a simple discipline or spiritual practice to embrace some empty time and empty space every day. . .
The Spirit works deep within us. .the effect of God's Spirit is deeper than our thoughts and emotions. " Henri Nouwen, 'Discernment- Reading the Signs of Daily Life' by @prayer_drawings

Never posted yesterday's:
John 3:3, 21: Jesus replied, 'I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the kingdom of God. . .But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants. (NLT)

"Jesus looked at the human condition with eyes of love and tried to teach us how to look at ourselves 'from above' and not from 'below' . . .Lives of discernment are characterized by. . .one true desire-- to know God's Will in all things. . .truly 'born again' people. . .desire to be renewed continually, precisely because the Spirit keeps on revealing in and around them -- places of darkness that have not yet been transformed in the light." Henri Nouwen, 'Discernment-' by @prayer_drawings