Although Echoes of Grace is on a semi-sabbatical (check my previous post) until September, I will be popping in occasionally to say hello and share a new blog. Writing helps me process what I’m hearing from God and I trust will also minister to you.

And if I come across something from another writer that I think you’d appreciate, I’ll share that too. Like this 2 minute video that was played in church a few weeks ago, although not a blog, its message is so Good!!

And a song my friend Kathy shared with me, an old hymn to a contemporary tune. Enjoy. The sentence that keeps standing out to me, “I am finding out the greatness of thy loving heart.”

https://www.praisecharts.com/songs/details/21272/jesus-i-am-resting-resting-sheet-music

Our GRANDS walking on a path in Rice Canyon.

I collect pictures of paths. I love this one from just a few weeks ago in California. Yup, snow is not blanketing everywhere! I wish I could have been hiking that day with Judah, Naomi, and Ezra.

“You make known to me the path of life;” My guess is you have noticed those words from Psalm 16:11 on the home page of Echoes of Grace. (The path behind those words is in Texas.)

The last several weeks, God has been whispering that his path for me needs to take a rest stop, a semi-sabbatical.

I need to understand more about rest: physically, spiritually, and emotionally. And a bit of a time-out is the need of the hour.

Recently a friend shared these words, “Jesus could sleep through the external storm because he had an internal peace that the storm couldn’t shake.” These words spoken about the narrative of Jesus and the disciples recorded in Mark 4 could have said that Jesus’ ability to rest was not predicated on his outward realities. I’m challenged.

So I’ve made the very hard decision to give Echoes of Grace a six month semi-sabbatical.

“Semi” because writing is in my blood and ministry to you is as well.

So during the next six months, although I’ll not be posting weekly on Echoes of Grace, I will post once in a while. Writing helps me process what God is doing in my life. And I imagine some of you are in similar places and the words I’m hearing may be just what you need to hear as well.

And sometimes I’ll share the writing of one of my friends, only the really good stuff.

If you want to make sure you don’t miss any posts on Echoes, and you haven’t already signed up to “follow” Echoes of Grace, please do so; or send me your email address (sue@suetell.com) and I’ll make sure you’re notified when a new blog is posted.

My desire these next six months to understand more about rest by going more deeply into God’s throne room of Grace.

“Be still and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10a

“But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder,”
Romans 15:15a (italics mine)