"Release and Receive"

Well, I have been with the students for 11 days and things have been pretty great. Last week we were in Durango doing an orientation, stepping away and allowing us to grow and learn together in a pristine environment, before stepping into what seems like chaos.

An orientation in Durango wouldn’t be right without a trip up to Ice Lake Basin, where we took some time to enjoy the incredible creation of the Father.

We ended orientation with this trip, giving us time and space to process what we had been discussing and trying to prepare our hearts and minds for what a transformational year that lies ahead.
The first few classes, taught by Millie and Greg, who serve under the umbrella of Mile High Ministries http://www.milehighmin.org/ were focused on who we are as individuals. We were asked to take a look at what was filling our time and energy. We were asked to take a hard look inside and leave behind anything necessary in order to take full advantage of the experiences before us.  

“Release and Receive.”

We were given this prayer to help us with this process of allowing ourselves to be emptied and filled again…

“a cup must be empty before it can be filled.

if it is already full, it cant be filled again

except by emptying it out.

in order to fill anything, there must be

a hollowed-out space.

otherwise it can’t receive.

this is especially true of god’s word.

in order to receive it, we must be hollowed out.

we must be able capable of receiving it,

emptied of the false self and its endless demands.

when christ came, there was no room in the inn.

it was full. the inn is a symbol of the heart.

God’s word, Christ, can take root only in a hollow."

-William Breault SJ

I guess now the question remains… will I allow myself to be emptied out, in order to be filled by what and who truly matter in my life?

will I allow my heart to be hollowed out, letting go and releasing the past in order to be filled by Him and receive what only He has for me?