Hello, dear friend.
Two emails in one week? I know. Sorry. But I just couldn’t possibly wait another second to share the cover of Slow Miracles with you! (I mean, I waited a whole 24 hours!)
If Hiding in the Pews is meant for church leaders, Slow Miracles is meant for everyone else. I think of them as companion pieces. And I can’t wait for you to read this book!
Here’s a bit from the Introduction…
The slow kind of miracle
Slow miracles drive most of us batty most of the time.
We want Microwave Jesus, but we end up with a Christ who insists on slow-roasting everything in a Crockpot. And yet slow miracles are no less miraculous than mud on the eyes, dipping in the river seven times, sending demons into a herd of pigs, or a dead man walking. They’re all miracles, to be sure. The slower variety just seems to require a little extra time, tenderness, and tenacity.
I’ve seen a few slow miracles of my own, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. Because a miracle’s a miracle, no matter how slowly it emerges.
Speaking of slow miracles, did you know that a dragonfly’s larval stage (its infancy) can last up to two years? (Thanks, Smithsonian magazine!) And while we’re nerding out, something I find truly fascinating (and strangely parallel with my own spiritual journey) is the fact that dragonfly larvae grow by moulting—in the dark, underwater. They emerge with wings colorless and transparent; only when the sunlight hits does their bare fragility flood with unexpected color.
How very like our own lives, pierced with suffering, no?
What is the human experience if not that of shedding layer upon layer of fear, shame, and guilt, so that we can gradually grow into our true identity as God’s beautiful and beloved children?
What else is it but emerging from the sightless dark, uncertain of what you’ll become, but desperate for transformation?
I don’t know about you, but for me, healing from trauma and loss feels a lot like being a dragonfly larva—a slow and miraculous journey of latency, patience, and an uncovering of your true self—an arrival at last into weary and sunlit awe. We do not stay in darkness forever.
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Are you ready for the big reveal? Click here to see the cover of Slow Miracles right now!
Thanks for celebrating with me,
Steve
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