"And sometime when the heart is dry and feeleth not, or else by temptation of our enemy,—then it is driven by reason and by grace to cry upon our Lord with voice, rehearing His blessed Passion and His great Goodness; and the virtue of our Lord’s word turneth into the soul and quickeneth the heart and entereth it by His grace into true working, and maketh it pray right blissfully."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 41)
We can get to feeling dry and distracted, losing focus and feeling out of sorts. We might be asking ourselves, "Now what was that truth that set me free?" God has a way of bringing back our focus to Him. He reminds us of what Christ has done for us and where we stand right now, in victory, union with God, and peace. So let's "rehear" the good news of God's goodness and Christ's finished work: "God is love and nothing else. We are His children and nothing else. Christ took away our sin for all time and defeated the enemy for all time. We are free, righteous, beautiful, strong and joyful in Christ. We are filled with God's life and nothing else. We are victors over every situation. We are God's beloveds. We cannot lose Him. We cannot lose life. There is no pressure on us to perform perfectly. Everything has been given to us already as a pure gift. We have permanent joy and peace. We are seated with Christ in heavenly places. We are home free. We are good and holy in God's eyes. All will be well!" This is the good news of God's grace, and it supercharges our hearts!
"It is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace."
Hebrews 13:9 (ESV)
A Prayer: Tell me the good news of grace again!