To write has become a way to live—a way for me to understand the world. A way for me to process my circumstances, to converse with God, and to learn lessons I may not otherwise have learned had I not taken the time to write about them.
And this has surprised me. Because I never realized all I was missing in the years I didn’t write at all. But that’s changed. It’s become familiar. A process of comfort and a holy practice, to wrestle with words in order to fully process all that’s around me.
And yet I long for my writing to be more than a self-serving exercise–more than a benefit just for me. Because it’s possible there’s someone who can relate, just one someone who could be impacted or changed by my words. It’s possible there’s someone who could discover they are not alone.
The personality tests verify I’m a connector, a communicator, and a relator by design.
And writing has become one of my bridges to the world.
A path from me to you.
A way I can share what I’m learning,
What I’m processing.
And as you respond to my words we become better together than we would have been apart.
Your calling is when your deep gladness meets the world’s deep need. ~Frederich Buechner
To write is a conviction and a calling. [Tweet that]
And this is my greatest desire…
To write from my place of learning,
From a posture of pain,
At the helm of hope.
To share deep gladness with hearts who have a need, because I am learning…
To write is to change the world. [Tweet that]
To change me. And to change you.
One word at a time…
Do you write?
How has writing changed you?
I’m joining Lisa-Jo, over at her site today, to just write without worrying if it’s just right or not. The challenge is to write with the prompt she gives. And today, her prompt:
Write…
Love your essay… and it is so true about writing… I took my students commission to heart when I retired and filled many journals before I started my blog 4 years ago…we never know that what we write may be exactly waht God may use to heal a broken heart or lead another into a deeper relationship with the Lord
Beautiful! I write to process things around me too.
Stopping by from Five Minute Friday. xoxo
I love your new look on the blog and the picture of you and ‘children’ is awesome too. I try to write often on my blog. It is an evolving process for me. God challenged me to press into it and I have but it is a slow process and it is important to move with caution. Followed you for at least a year now always enjoy what share.
So true…thank you!
Isn’t it so therapeutic and enlightening?? So thankful you stopped by! Blessings..
Oh Sharon, thank you for your encouragement…and yes the process can be slow. Blessings to you as you write as He leads 🙂
“To write from my place of learning,
From a posture of pain,
At the helm of hope.”
Love this, Jacque! I enjoy processing thoughts by writing. I hope to become more disciplined to do it on a regular basis. Hugs!
I love it when you write…you have so very much to share! And I am so thankful for you…xo
Found your blog through allume. I love this! So beautiful and so true…
Thank you Kirsten! Nice to “meet” you 🙂
Hello from Indonesia.
I love your view of writing, To Write is To Change The World.
Your blog is also beautiful. 🙂