Take 5 | Mini Retreat (Restoration, Grace and Salvation)

Do you have 5 minutes to join us on a mini-retreat for some “soul restoration”?

Below is a simple, 5-minute reflection from Unhurried Living that we pray will usher in a few reflective and restorative moments with God. It doesn’t matter the time of day, where you are, or who you are with.

Our deepest desire is for you to draw closer to Jesus. We want you to experience the deep restoration God tells us about in Psalm 23:1 “…he restores my soul.”

We have a wonderful relationship with Alan and Gem Fadling, founders of Unhurried Living, an organization whose purpose is to resource busy people so they can rediscover the genius of Jesus’ unhurried life and leadership.

Blessings to you! The Oasis Ministry Ventures Team

Author: Alan Fadling, Unhurried Living, Published 2/10/2021 (click for original post)

Restoration, grace and salvation are all words of good news. Don’t we need a bit of good news these days? There has been so much hard news over the last year.

I caught a vision for these words thanks to a prolific songwriter in the days of King David. He was a sort of musician-in-residence in those days because of his grace and skill. Listen to this chorus from one of his psalms:

Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. (vs. 3, 7, 19).

What might it sound like for you to make Asaph’s song prayer your own?

“O Lord, you are so powerful. Restore me. Make me all that you meant for me to be. It will never happen if it’s left to me, but your generous and empowering presence could do it. May the reality of your shining smile towards me renovate my life into the beautiful image of God I see in the face of Jesus. May I in this way be saved in every way I need to be. You know better than me. Amen.”

For Reflection:

Does one of the lines in this prayer catches your imagination. Is there something you’d like to ask God for in the spirit of these lines? Why not take a moment to take the risk?

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