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My name is Tanner Olson and I am an author, poet, and speaker. Here I share whatever comes to mind. Sometimes I’ll post a prayer or poem or reflection or story. Before you move onto the next thing hit the subscribe button!
I am back home after being gone for close to 10 days. Today, I don’t have much to say or give, except for a giant exhale and a quiet Amen. I am tried and I know I am not the only one. When I walk up and down the aisles of the grocery store, look around churches, airports, and coffee shops, I believe the same is true for most of this world. We are a tired bunch. And yet, we are up. Again. We are continuing. Again. And what a gift it is to be up again, continuing with courage.
May we remember our courage and may we remember courage shows up in many ways.
Like, getting out of bed.
Like, saying hello.
Like, walking through a new doorway.
Like, staying.
Like, honoring our feelings.
Like, standing up for what is right.
Like, praying when it is painful.
Like, recalling beauty.
Like, saying “I don’t know.”
Like, asking for help.
Like, stepping back into the unknown.
Like, beginning again and again and again.
Like, believing His love never ends.
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You've got a way of reminding us all that we're still human.
I like that, Tanner.
When I came to the last line, “Believing His love never ends” I thought, Yes!!! Believing His love never ends gives me the courage to do all the other courageous things listed!!! The Cross, courageous love!!!❤️