Cherish Circle

Cherished makes me think of

precious makes me think of

valuable makes me think of

worthy makes me think of

Brene Brown makes me think of

unashamed makes me think of the lovely

Nichole Nordeman song I heard yesterday that sings about how

God loves me anyway makes me think of how

crazy-important it is for me to let

Every. Single. Person. In. My. Life.  know that

he or she is worthy makes me

anxious about how I parent makes me realize

my  shortcomings  are  rooted  in  my  own  sense  of  unworthiness  

 makes me wonder:

how do I nurture this knowledge in myself? makes me see all over again my tendency to

look to friends and family as the source for my worth makes me realize this

tendency could be misguided makes me remember everyone always saying,

 “Christ is the only source for your worthiness” makes me

wonder (again!):

How in the world am I supposed to

Know-for-sure-in-my-gut that the

All-Mighty Creator of this

whole gi-normous universe

(and little me)

really,

really,

definitely,

undoubtedly,

continually,

RELIABLY,

Eternally,

sees me

not

as flawed-shameful-sinful-weak-feeble-foolish

but instead as,

worthy,

valuable,

precious,

Cherished

?

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[Truth-telling disclaimer:  5 minutes' writing time, 30 minutes' formatting all those words.]