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Christianne Squires is a trained spiritual director through the Audire School for Spiritual Direction and completed an MA in spiritual formation through Spring Arbor University. She is a writer who lives in Winter Park, FL, with her husband and their two cats.

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A Prayer from St. Teresa of Avila

Christ has no body now but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours.

Yours are the eyes through which Christ’s compassion must look out on the world.

Yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good.

Yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now.

My Prayer of Mission: Isaiah 61:1-3

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

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Pulse Check: What Is Bringing You Joy?

DateMonday, January 23, 2012 at 10:48AM | in

Berries, leaves, and light.

Earlier this month, I announced the start of a periodic new series here called Pulse Check. Every once in a while, these posts will crop up and invite you to take a look around and assess a particular aspect of your life. The first installment of the series asked the question, “How is your relationship with God?” 

Today, I’d like to invite you to consider the presence of joy in your world right now. 

Stop for a moment and consider: 

What is bringing you life? What’s bringing a smile to your face? What’s making time stand still? What’s making you laugh from that really good, full-of-hope-and-life place within you? 

Here’s my answer to the question: 

  • A continued sense of connection and deepening love for Kirk
  • A chance to immerse myself again in the autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
  • My little girl kitty, Diva, who always loves to sit with me at my desk in the morning
  • The birth of a beautiful baby girl to one of my dearest friends on the planet
  • Participation in the life of our church
  • Jesus
  • The anticipation of a very full + vibrant year ahead

What about you?

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Reader Comments (3)

Only possible when my head hits the pillow by 9pm, the one thing that is bringing me oodles of joy right now is the early morning hour when the house is quiet, the sun is still sleeping, the coffee is hot and Jesus is most readily heard. It is changing my life.

January 23, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterCheryl

I love this for you, Cheryl!

January 24, 2012 | Registered CommenterChristianne

two days at Disneyland, my pups, rediscovering silly playful words with my hubby...

January 25, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterLeanne

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