Goodness Into Freedom

Choosing the good part, doing the good deed, believing He will do what He says. This is goodness. This is the one necessary part.

And it centers on Jesus.

It is Mary of Bethany choosing to sit and listen to Jesus when a plethora of needed service was vying for her attention.

It is Mary of Bethany again “wasting" lots of costly perfume, worth what could have fed the poor, to drench the feet of her Beloved Jesus.

It is Mary, the Mother of Jesus, who counts being considered an unfaithful bride as nothing in comparison to holding the Baby God in her womb.

Scandal, waste, laziness!

In order to provide the space of nurture and adoration for the Lover of our Souls, the Ultimate Baby, the God-Man.

And each of us ministers to this Guy in unique ways! And each of us are given personalized missions to meet His needs through loving others!

Sometimes I think there are people who don't understand my call. And I know why I'm doing what I'm doing. And I know Jesus is with me and in it. But so often I feel myself, my actions, reactions, and general choices in life are met with so much opposition and judgment, so much negation towards my heart.

And Martha, and Judas, and Joseph questioned the motives and choices of the Marys as well. And the Marys didn't jump to and explain their side, or stop the listening or stop the anointing. They continued to act their mission with single focus, caring not what anyone thought, but Him.

And freedom is only realized when His pleasure is our only want. Goodness is realized in His plan for me. Freedom is gained when I am being my quirky, authentic self wrapped up only in the ribbons of His will for me and my relaxation in His satisfaction.

So I cuddle and carol with our kitties. I find hearty health in practicing yoga to Christmas tunes. I find my most beautiful expression of God in the form of a Baby who came to grow up to be our best Friend! And I pray. No opposition can ever rob us of the power God shares with us. To battle for goodness and genuine freedom through prayer. I pray in song! I pray simply saying the Name of Jesus over and over! I claim with pride and great gratitude the bloody gospel that infuses the dead with life!

“Every thread of hope I have left, I tie to Jesus!”

Credit: The Soul Doctor