Not gonna lie; I’m kind of falling apart right now. I’m beset with a host of physical complaints — too small to dignify by naming, but taken together, quite wearying. And I’m mourning four deaths in seven months, with another looming. I’m tired and sore in spirit and flesh. The up side? I’m ripe for a resurrection, just in time for Easter.
In her book A Tree Full of Angels: Seeing the Holy in the Ordinary, Marcrina Wiederkehr writes about the voids in our beings, and how they provide God space to work within us. In other words, I may be at my shabbiest now, full of holes, but those very holes give God space to fill me, heal me, work God’s grace within me.
Sure, it would be nice to be wholly holy. But that doesn’t give God any room to maneuver, to effect change. God not only accepts us as ragged and full of holes, God loves us this way. As long as we are open to God’s presence in us, filling and patching and making us new, we have the opportunity for real greatness. And real grace.
So as holey as I feel right now, I know I’m in a good place. In fact, I couldn’t be in a better one. I’m ready for God to enter the voids and to make me whole. There couldn’t be a better time for it. Happy Easter, everyone!
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April 17, 2014 at 5:40 pm
rhcwilliams
Beautiful, Lori! Inspiring. This post breathed life back into me as I was creaking through the day with my cranky-pants on. It’s just what I needed. Heck, it’s just what the world needs right now! Think I’ll re-post.
April 17, 2014 at 8:25 pm
rhcwilliams
Reblogged this on Ruth Williams' Blog.
April 19, 2014 at 4:04 pm
suebe
Happy Easter, my friend. I am sorry that you are in a time of such loss. Know that we are holding you up!
This sounds like a truly amazing book.
April 19, 2014 at 4:12 pm
loristrawn
Thank you, Suebe and Ruthie!