Ms. Dreems, I am very much looking forward to following this journey of yours through weeks 1-3 and to your final piece. The way I interpret it, your subject matter is something that challenges every one of us - reconciling our position "to be in the world, but not of the world." When I read your post this evening, it was one of the first things that came to me. I remember hearing it a lot growing up, and it has stayed with me over the years. I always understood generally what it meant but until recently, I did not truly appreciate the context and beauty contained in those words - that this is one of the things Christ prayed about in his final hour with his disciples; a blessing from the Father, for His disciples. I just had to go look up the exact scripture hehe (John 17) The Lord has given us a beautiful creation to enjoy, and we have to live in it but it has also been corrupted by sin. And that is why Jesus asked the Father to protect us while we are in the world. Every day we need to remind ourselves whom we serve and exercise our choice to serve Him only. It is hard. The world is fun! There is temptation to evil... but if we choose well we can still enjoy God's creation as He intended it. Christ said that we may be in the world but, like Him, we are not of the world, nor do we belong to the world. Ultimately, we belong to Him, and that is why we are now protected.

"When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready... The teacher will disappear." - Lao Tzu

This is an interesting one... Did Jesus leave when his disciples were ready? Apparently so because look where Christianity is today in the world. His work was done. He had to fulfill the scriptures. But the Holy Spirit was left in His place. And did He ever really leave? No, not when we consider that we can reach out to Him in prayer. When we think of earthly teachers, I think we are all on a journey, and at some point, we are all students and teachers. Teachers build bridges to help their students get where they need to go. Over time, their roles may change. I think it depends on whether or not the teacher continues to evolve as the student is taught. If so then the teacher will always have something of value to share with the student. If not, maybe the student outgrows the teacher... But in the situation where the student's knowledge and experience meet up with that of the teacher, in theory, one could argue that the teacher's role could fall to the side, however, one could also argue again that each person's life experience is different. We can continue to sharpen each other even when we feel we have gained the same amount of knowledge... because wisdom and experience are different and sit above that. I can point to a few times in my life when the right teachers arrived when I was ready... always a blessing.

Your image is incredible. Always crafting beauty with words 🥰

Looking forward to part 2.

I love you, Leah!! 💗💗💗 !LUV !LADY

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