An Open and Empty Cup to Fill

"All life is a beginning. I need an open, spontaneous, joyful attitude that knows it does not know. I need an emptiness in me... I need to find the part of my soul still empty, still able to be surprised, still open to wonder."
~Christine Lore Weber in The Finding Stone~



"Generous God
so any times I've come
with my empty cup
a beggar of the heart
devoid of nourishment
depleted of energy

and You have filled

Generous God
so many times I've come
afraid of unknowns
full of negatives and no's
fighting the challenges
closed and resistant to growth

and You have opened

Generous God
so many times I've come
a stranger to my spirit
crammed with cultural noise
caught in endless clutter
crowding my inner space

and You have emptied

Generous God
I come to You again
holding out my waiting cup
begging that it first be emptied
of all that blocks the way
then asking for its filling
with love that tastes like You"
~Joyce Rupp~