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Leah Samuelson- Chapel Message 2/29/12

The Story of God's steadfast gifts...

"Art was my second choice. It is my second choice. But, I believe it's my future, and I dream of doing extreme art."

"If I can't get what I hoped for, I change my mind. That usually provokes a workable shift inside of me."

"How many gifts from God will justify trust and thanks? Are the pressures of life stronger than the call to be wise?"

"I'll get a job and I won't hate it. I'll pursue health, and i won't begrudge the maintenance. I will be in the company of fellow shadowaries and not be underwhelmed. No one will notice me, and no one will tell me what to do next, and I won't feel passed over. I decided it, that year, with resolve while sitting on Grandma's grey leather sofa, with a mouse living under it."

Where does transformation come from?...


"Whats my story and how did i get here? I followed the feast, one opportunity to collaborate with God at a time. Let's receive the feast. Go toward the toughest things in the world and be there to receive God's gifts."

When I hear my heart seethe, "God don't you know I can't take it anymore?" I see the world's most beguiling little aqua blue of an unthinkably fragile robin's egg, and I hear God supporting me saying, "Don't you know me, Leah?"