If you grew up in a liturgical church, you know the Prayer of Confession. It is a prayer said near the beginning of worship, that invites the congregation to confess their sins, re-align themselves with Spirit’s heart, and thereby receive forgiveness and grace. I did not grow up in such a church tradition. It was […]
Author Archives: Jocelyn Emerson
Freedom: The gift of personal responsibility
How and why take personal responsibility when the situation we are in is out of our hands? There are forces out there that are causing the challenge, the trauma, or the situation. It is being done to and upon us. Should not the responsibility lie outside ourselves on the entities, power and people who are […]
Taking back our Power: Facing our problems with courage
Thor has had a rough few days: First he battles Surtur for Surtur’s crown. He returns to Asgard to find that his brother, Loki, has disguised himself as Odin and is ruling the Nine Realms. After forcing Loki to drop his disguise, they head to Earth to find Odin. Odin dies after he reveals a […]
Abdicating Responsibility: Loki #ThorDarkWorld
Personal responsibility is the plumb-line that aids us in keeping integrity, authenticity and respect. How? When we feel into our personal responsibility, we are invited to feel how our actions affect others, as well as the natural world. Is that feeling building compassion, hope, love? Or is it hurting, harming, destroying, corrupting? When we abdicate personal responsibility, we are shutting […]
Personal Responsibility: The path to redemption #Thor
Personal responsibility offers us a path to redemption. Thor offers us a fabulous example of the path to redemption. His is a story of personal responsibility and repentance that leads to redemption. By taking personal responsibility, Thor matures and reclaims of his own strength, power and wisdom. His story continues to deepen, like peeling layers […]
