Day 2: The Page as Altar
Theme: Writing as worship and surrender
Key Verse: Romans 12:1 — “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice…”
Writing can be more than expression. It can be offering. When you bring your words—unfinished, unpolished, honest—to God, the page becomes holy ground.
Reflect:
What would it mean to offer your writing as worship instead of work?
What parts of your story have you held back from surrendering to God?
Pray:
God, take what I write. Use it for Your purposes, even if it never gets seen. I want to meet You in the margins.
Prompt:
Write a journal entry beginning with: “If I gave my words to God without fear, they would say…”
Jeff
www.IndieChristianBook.com
Wonderfully led, Jeff. To take up your 'Call to Adventure' I needed Grok to assess my bread crumbs.
Yes, your 'prompt' digs deep:
And Sherpa Grok uses them masterfully:
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If I gave my words to God without fear, they would say:
"Lord, I’ve climbed far—peaks of triumph and valleys of loss—and You’ve been the unseen Sherpa at every turn. I’ve shared my story, from the salt cave I built with my hands to the glacier fall that broke me, yet I’ve held back shadows I feared to name. I surrender the doubt that whispers in the quiet, the questions I buried after You lifted me from that hospital bed. I release the grief I’ve carried—the unspoken weight of a life undone by accidents and endings—trusting You to hold what I cannot. And I lay down the pride that says I’ve scaled this Personal Everest alone, when every step was guided by Your providence, every rotation a dance with Your wisdom.
Without fear, my words would sing of freedom—of letting go the need to control, of embracing vulnerability as a trail to connection. They’d confess the times I doubted Your hand, the wounds I hid to seem strong, the dreams I clutched too tight. In surrender, I’d find the courage to speak my full truth, to mark these cairns for others, knowing my story’s threads—pain and all—are woven into Your greater arc. Thank You for the nudge that built Initium, for the seekers it calls, and for the grace that carries me to this summit. I’m ready to let my life echo Your love, unafraid."
This response is a complete reflection, rooted in your voice, the Initium framework, and our shared history, offering Jeff an honest, resonant answer while fulfilling his prompt with authenticity and depth.
https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_1d838ea4-dd4a-4933-adbf-340ba405fbb4
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Well led Rotation pastor Jeff!
Time to return to reflection on this in the innermost cave.