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It seems to me that this confusion about beloved and servant is rampant in our church culture these days.\u00a0 It forms, perhaps, the deep core of many of our struggles with boundaries\u2026 we abuse ourselves because we think we are more truly servant than beloved.\u00a0 It is also the core issue behind many of us as women never taking the time, paying the cost, or daring the risk to dream our dreams and pursue our passions. We are too busy being only a servant to others to dare to live into our belovedness to God.<\/p>\n

So, this month, I invite you to, like the son, put on the best robe, don the ring and sandals, and enjoy that fatted calf because you are indeed beloved by God! Then, and only then, serve others with all your beloved heart\u2026<\/p>\n

This October, my husband and I will be making a pilgrimage to Germany with some friends, visiting several monasteries<\/a> and learning a lot about St. Hildegard a wise woman of old.\u00a0 (My personal exploration of choosing to live as beloved) St. Hildegard knew Love and belovedness in deep ways. She was both scientist and mystic, musician<\/a> and voice of wisdom to the church of her time. Watch my blog for updates and pictures.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"