Blessed & Kept

Be who you truly aremusic: Celestial Navigation by Blue Dot Sessions

May you find God in the children who it is hard to see God inMusic: Basketliner by Blue Dot Sessions

May the unlimited patience of God flow through you.Music: Taoudella by Blue Dot Sessions

Music: Basketliner by Blue Dot Sessions

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A written version of this essay is at CertainDepth.com. You can follow us along on our journey on instagram @livinginjubilee

Congratulations to my mother who retired after over 40 years as a nurse caring for pre-mature babies.

There will be irregular blessings posted to this feed. Essays, found in written form at CertainDepth.com will be posted on Fridays every two weeks. To follow our Sabbath year journey find us on instagram @livinginjubilee.

Recorded on the road in the van called Jubilee. Apologies for the extra road noise.

Cease striving and know that I am God.

May you find the acceptance for which your heart longs.

May you know that all things are yours.

May your rebukes carry a loving invitation.

May you offer a moment of reverence for the destruction of creation.

May the God of Heaven invade your personal space.

May you seize the opportunity to be the kingdom. More at CertainDepth.com

May you reclaim what is yours as Sabbath nears.

A blessing for your period of sadness. More at CertainDepth.com

May you find God in the stillness. Tried a new format today so if the audio is off that is likely why.

May you take the opportunity to tell someone who they are in spite of what they do.

May you receive grace for the pain you have caused others.

May you embrace the sting of goodbye.

May grace abound in your heart.

May you believe we are all made in the image of God.

May curiosity guide your judgements of others.

*originally broadcast on Veteran's Day. A prayer for those who have made the ultimate sacrificed in the only war worth fighting—the war of restoring the world through grace and peace.

May you receive everything you ever wanted.

May you trust the promise.

May you receive a vision of who you are becoming.

May you believe the prayer, your kingdom come, your will be done on Earth.

May your day be filled with joy.

May you find the courage to live your dreams.

May you be counted as righteous.

May your day be filled with joy.

May the righteousness of Christ clothe you.

May you boldly approach the throne of God.

May your cup overflow with blessings from God.

May you cry out to God from the depths.

May you tell someone who they are.

May you be filled with the fullness of God. More at CertainDepth.com

May you welcome the Sabbath.

Mario Gonzalez. Pinned to the ground by an officers knee until he suffocated in Alameda, CA. His crime? Loitering. His "violent resistance" as the police report stated? Him saying in a calm voice he didn't want to go. Say his name.

May you give yourself grace for all the ways you do not follow the difficult path of the beatitudes. More at CertainDepth.com

Blessed are you when others persecute you for righteousness' sake More at CertainDepth.com

Blessed are the peace makers. More at CertainDepth.com

Blessed are the pure in heart. More at CertainDepth.com

Isaiah Brown. Shot multiple times at close range by police in Virginia. The officer thought his phone was a gun. Say his name. ***Isaiah Brown has not died of his injuries and hopefully will not. But his life is forever altered because of this incident.

Blessed are the merciful. More at CertainDepth.com

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. More at CertainDepth.com

Blessed are the meek. More at CertainDepth.com

How can we be here so soon? Makiah Bryant. Say her name.