I feel like I have been behind since I woke up at 1:17 A.M. this morning. The rushing and being behind feeling is pretty common with me lately. I am learning to deny that feeling access to my heart. I am learning to walk in the truth that my times are in God’s hands and that everything that should get done will get done as I stay surrendered to Him and His timing. So instead of trying to write and administrate my early morning away I spent three and half hours in prayer, and then launched into administration and meetings. When my first meeting ran a few minutes late, instead of racing to the Artist’s Day apart at my church I calmed my heart and drove the speed limit knowing I would get there when I was needed.

Things were just getting going when I arrived 10 minutes late. The artists were just placing themselves on the map of the emotions as I arrived.

I was honest about my emotions and placed my own marker on the Rapids of Rushing. Even though I was denying them the right to control my choices I was still feeling them. I am learning you can feel without needing to be “all in your feelings”.

Our opening devotional conversation this morning was about hope. The picture below was made by our town’s folk at Winchendon’s annual food truck festival.

Here are a few of the questions that led our artist’s discussion this morning.

HOW DO YOU DEFINE HOPE?

HOW DOES HOPE INFORM YOUR ART?

I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.