One Word 2011
// January 2nd, 2011 // 19 Comments » // Faith, My Fabulous Life
It took some prayerful thought to come up with One Word 2011. I almost passed the whole idea by, but as I resolve (not a New Year’s resolution, but a life resolution) to be more focused on things that matter (I almost chose focus for my word), my prayer is that something would nag inside and keep me accountable.
Besides, I love Alece, she has a heart as big as the whole outdoors (no, I’ve never met her but I consider myself a very good judge of character) and I thought the whole “older woman” participation thing would give her project some diversity.
I come bearing wrinkles. And a catch in my get-along.
As of 11:15 this morning, I didn’t have my “word.” I couldn’t find it. I even went through dictionary.com last night and fell asleep in the middle of the C’s.
Committed. That’s me, but stretched is more accurate. Consistent. Setting myself up for failure. Conundrum. That’s where I….fell… asleeeeppp.
Then today at church we sang one of my favorite songs: Hosanna. And everything seemed to fit into this season of my life. Poignant words and phrases. One of the best bridges ever written, in the opinion of one who appreciates good music but can’t carry a tune in a bushel basket.
My One Word leaped off the projection screen.
I see the king of glory
Coming on the clouds with fire
The whole earth shakes
The whole earth shakes
Yeeeah
I see his love and mercy
Washing over all our sin
The people sing
The people sing
Hosanna
Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
I see a generation
Rising up to take their place
With selfless faith
With selfless faith
I see a near revival
Stirring as we pray and seek
We’re on our knees
We’re on our knees
Hosanna
Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like you have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks yours
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause
As I go from nothing to
Eternity
Hosanna
Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna in the highest
My One Word: Seek.
Seek Him more – in prayer, in worship, in quiet, in the Word, and yes, even at work.
Seek knowledge and wisdom in the old and new.
Seek patience.
Seek good in everyone.
Seek my voice for this random piece of the Internets.
Seek you, fair reader. Who are you and what brought you here?
Seek to fulfill my purpose.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
Seek a faith that absolutely, positively can’t be shaken. Ever.
And as per the diagram above – locomote. I love that word.
Seek is just one word, but it sends ripples of verbiage into the the pool that is this season of my life. Who is to be known. What needs to be done. Who needs to be asked. Who I need to help.
And if you’ll notice, none of this seeking process happens in a vacuum, standing still, or alone.
And that’s the way I like it.
Seek.
Tea tonight: Green with Pomegranate and Acai
