Diving right into Five Minute Friday today with this week’s prompt of “yes.” Read more about Five Minute Friday at Kate Motaung’s blog, who hosts this weekly gathering/writing.
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Every yes entails a thousand “no’s.” So I want to make my yes count. Saying no and drawing boundaries gets a lot of press these days, yet I wonder if that’s because we don’t rightly know how to say yes?
Yes to healthy.
Yes to good.
Yes to valuable.
Yes to our gifts and talents and small, specific callings.
Yes to those we profess to love the most.
Yes to what our souls need instead of what our worlds demand of us.
Yes to love.
Yes to grace.
Yes to embracing what’s true and life-giving.
Yes to the path of life.
Yes to the One who said “yes” to me through agonized cries on a hill called Golgotha.
Yes to resurrection life because of God’s “yes and Amen” in Christ.
Yes to freedom.
Yes to getting messy for good causes.
Yes to engaging social injustice of our day.
Yes to quiet and rest.
Yes to slow and calm.
Yes to an unplanned day or hour or week.
Yes to good books and life-refreshing friends.
What’s your yes?
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Sometimes we are afraid to say yes, because we know our yes needs to be backed up by our actions. But saying yes is so rewarding and gives us a chance to help others or grow. Happy Friday!
Exactly. Well said, Meghan. The saying and the follow-up actions – that’s why we hesitate isn’t it?