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    Dancing with Spirit, Rooted in Light: Conversations & Inspiration from the Holy Spirit
    Dancing with Spirit, Rooted in Light: Conversations & Inspiration from the Holy Spirit
    Dancing with Spirit, Rooted in Light: Conversations & Inspiration from the Holy Spirit
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    Dancing with Spirit, Rooted in Light: Conversations & Inspiration from the Holy Spirit

    By Julie Krakora

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    Have you ever wondered why some people have such an intimate, life-changing relationship with God? Do you desire this for yourself, but sense walls that prevent you from drawing closer and falling more deeply in love with Jesus? We all struggle with feeling adequate enough for those we love; that includes God, which in turn affects, or even prevents us from praying. Yet prayer, our relationship with God, is needed time to seek direction, speak our desires and silence the ego mind to surrender our will to God's Truth, to receive His love! At the start, it might seem impossible to feel the immensity of God wrapping His arms around us. But it is possible! How do you change this?

    As a fellow seeker who experiences the transforming power of being held securely in God's heart, I invite you into my prayer conversations which are a sustaining and guiding force. In this book, be a trusted friend, peering into the intimacy and truth that a deep and loving relationship with God can provide.

    As a friend, I want you to know that when you pour out your heart, share your desires, and speak your praise, God's loving response is palpable! Through hearing my heart and God's words to me, I pray that you can use these prayers and reflections to help you start or enhance your prayer life and personal relationship with Him.  A deeper,
    intimate, life-changing relationship with God is waiting for you!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateNov 30, 2020
    ISBN9781098341336
    Dancing with Spirit, Rooted in Light: Conversations & Inspiration from the Holy Spirit

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      Dancing with Spirit, Rooted in Light - Julie Krakora

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      Chapter 1 - Seeking to Know God

      Have you ever struggled to accept the holiness God graces us, by virtue of our baptism, in being His beloved daughter or son?

      Truthfully, hidden deep inside us, I think we all struggle with feeling like we are enough for those we love.

      That inner voice which speaks and questions, then lifts towards God wondering the same thing.

      How can I allow myself to be loved by immense pure beautiful Light who is Love?

      Speak to me

      Spirit of Truth, present in my soul,

      speak to me the words I need to hear

      statements of belief to affirm my path,

      and breathe life into a willing and entrusted temple

      who desires to be pure and true.

      If I am yours and You are mine,

      may grace and energy continue to flow

      with acknowledgement of the lessons that

      float by on our stream of conscious thought.

      You are near and multiplied in many forms on this planet

      under names that desperately seek to fashion an identity

      for an entity that contains all of us

      without rules and disciplines.

      Here we are ~ holding hearts in open arms

      to offer thanksgiving to our God

      who is above us,

      within us,

      all around us.

      May the mercy and

      peace our hearts and our world need

      come to fruition.

      Amen.

      August 8, 2006

      Personal Focus

      Entry prior to that message said: I want to write – not sure where to start and even if I should start writing my truth. I’ve always felt that something needs to be shared. Spirit God guide me to know the gifts You desire I use in this world. Help me accept, love, and see the goodness that is me all the time. May I know and find peace within.

      -What gifts has God given you in all realms of your being: physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual?

      -How can you trust God more to help you use these gifts today? And what doubts hold you back from feeling like God is present to you today and every day to come?

      -What hopes do you hold for the world?

      Stir my Heart

      Oh presence of God within me,

      draw out that which deadens my senses.

      Light the fire to stir my heart to action.

      May my ponderings become certainties

      and fears flying aimlessly be put to rest.

      Searching only to be who I already am and

      to heal that which is saddened within me.

      Angels are present to take my hand -

      to dance and laugh,

      to gently sing and praise, and

      to lovingly comfort and hold me.

      All in One,

      You choose to become real in each of us.

      resurrecting the life You desired

      from the beginning of time.

      Open our hearts and minds to all in our path,

      all which leads us closer to the fullness of Light

      and calls us home.

      December 12, 2006

      Personal Focus

      I wrote this while on a retreat with juniors at the high school connected to my work parish. I was pondering my presence to a certain student who was struggling and also a young adult colleague. While I helped them, I still struggled to know my true purpose.

      -When people come to you for help, how do you respond? In your response, do you see God working in you? Can you discern God’s plan from the situations that cross your path?

      -What is your understanding of, or relationship with, your guardian angel(s)? Do you actively ask for their help in your path and for others you love?

      Complete Holiness

      The places you create in your heart

      are masterpieces to be found and uncovered.

      You seek the world,

      its hidden treasures and obscured answers,

      without fully understanding your heart.

      You seek truth and justice

      without first practicing its essence in your reality.

      This dichotomy of living confuses you,

      holds you captive to the old

      while longing deeply for the new.

      Sit with your holiness.

      Discover the treasure of your heart.

      Only then can you give it away

      in service, in love, and

      in complete holiness for all of creation.

      You, child, are gift.

      Recognize your light

      and let it shine in abundance for many to see.

      Be unafraid of what blessings you call forth-

      they are gold to the energetic nature of the world.

      Recall - child of love, of hope, of pure heart-

      that you affect change by living it out

      and believing in the great essence of love.

      As you seek less glory for yourself

      and more wholeness for those in your path,

      you affect the change your heart longs to see.

      April 23, 2007

      Personal Focus

      I started my entry with this quote from the book I was reading: "Compassionate self-awareness leads to change; harsh self-criticism only holds the patterns in place creating a stubborn and defensive basic self. Be gentle with yourself as you would with a child. Be gentle but firm. Give yourself the space to grow. But remember that the timing is in God’s hands, NOT yours." (Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman.) In reflecting on that, and before I heard God’s response in my heart, I wrote: I am too busy for my own good. If I keep up this pace and do not step back, I will forget about me and go backwards. Taking a step forward to be gentle with myself is the direction I need to go.

      -How do you listen to your heart? Do you know, and understand, its desires?

      -What do you hide from God, though God sees and still loves in you?

      -In what ways are you afraid of your potential greatness? What caused this? How can you pray through this?

      BE...

      Part 1:

      You are going inward child to a place you have known in times of past and need to rediscover. You need to simultaneously learn to open, heal, soothe, and protect your heart. There is an urging in your soul to be solidly planted in your own soul and ‘forced’ to have to follow through to commit and share. We need not speak so strongly when you do what is necessary at the

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