WaG.

"I believe we must add two spiritual disciplines to EVERYDAY life. The first is worship. We must adore God deliberately, regularly. The other is grieving. We must allow a time for sorrow to do our own personal sowing. I see no other way to care for our hearts."

Worship and Grieve (WaG). These are words from author John Eldredge from his book, Journey of Desire. I remember reading these words years ago and my heart shouted YES. I think my heart resonates that this is true because I have noticed increasingly that there is always battle over worship of God in my heart. And there is always battle over grieving.

And there is always battle over caring for our hearts.

Why am I writing about this today? To process my own heart. THIS DAY my heart is processing the myriad realities of the rampage on relationships in families and friends. Bloody impossibility all around longing for the blood covering of Jesus, whether any of us acknowledge it or not. THIS SAME DAY I am awaiting news of the birth of a precious friend's baby, missing her, rejoicing with her and her husband and longing for that same blood covering over this new life...and them. Broken, bleeding relationships and the hopeful blood of a birthing womb, mingled together. This same heart is courting all of this....and you too with your particular myriad.

So then....Worship and Grieve. Fall into Jesus in intimate encounter of adoring Him. Always battle over that. Process your needy, lively heart and all its complexities with the same Jesus. Always battle over that. The "always battle" is just my opinion. I'm not layering that over you. It's what pulses in my soul.

And so as I read Eldredge's words, I am instructed in hope. EVERYDAY, DELIBERATE, REGULAR. Worship and Grieve. This is hard for me. Because of battle. Because of selfishness. This is hopeful for me. Because of battle. Because of Spirit sanctification.

I worship You Jesus.

I want to worship You in the land of broken relationships.

I grieve with You Jesus.

I need to grieve with You in the land of broken relationships.

I worship and grieve with You Jesus.

I will need to grieve with and worship You in all kinds of new birth.

Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy.

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