By Tina Boyles Bailey, CBF field personnel
“Love Unleashed.
Love… Freed.
Boundaries… Broken,
Bridges… Crossed;
Walls… Crumble.
Grace lives in these places,
allowing us to love
beyond what we thought was possible;
allowing us to also be loved by others.
Risking
Daring
Embracing.
The radical truth of boundless love
modeled and embodied by Jesus.
“God in and with us.”
May I always remember this…
Love freely and boldly
for when the source
love
is flowing,
it never dries up.
Oh, God, even in the darkest of days
help me to love as you do.”
—Boundless Love by Rev Dr. Tina Kay Boyles Bailey
What is saving my life right now? Leaning into love, taking time to be truly present in the spaces I am in. It is so easy to disconnect or lose focus on what is around us and to stop seeing when life becomes overwhelming or is not going along in an expected plan. And when I take time to breathe deeply in both the highs and lows of my day, to take a walk, to look up, to just sit alone or to be in conversation with another person without a plan or agenda or in being truly being present, leaning in. Love just gets unleashed in my soul. It was from one of those times that I wrote the poem above.
Pray, Practice, Ponder
Take a few moments to take some deep peaceful breaths and think through your day, reflecting on the highs and lows. Then imagine bringing them together as you hold them in your hands. And when you are ready take another deep breath, as you exhale, imagine letting those moments go with boundless love making space for what comes next. This is from a spiritual practice called the examen.