Belovedness. We all have it. Every human being is named and chosen as Beloved. No matter what, all of us are inherently deserving of the title, “Beloved.” We then have the freedom to get to know and explore our Belovedness in our own paths of life. For me, this looks a lot like learning about my Creator who names me Beloved and trying to practice and live out the callings that my Creator has in store for me. The more that I get to know my Creator who is good, the more I feel a call to practice and live out goodness. In this life of trying to learn and embrace the unique details of my Belovedness, of trying to get to know myself, my Creator, and how to do good with this title, I endure pain and suffering, I make mistakes, I learn lessons, and I come to experience never-ending growth. However, within all of these moments and experiences, I have somehow been able to catch sight of positivity and joy, experience perseverance, and find fruitful prayer. I have often found these things through simple encounters with loved ones, time spent in nature, coming across a quote or Scripture passage that really provides me with the wisdom and comfort that I needed at that time, in stories and testimonies that people share, and in the intentional silence and prayer throughout my days. I recognize and feel the impacts of my suffering and mistakes deeply, yet I have also
become attuned to capturing the presence of affirmation, endurance, and spirituality within all of it. Perhaps this is what keeps me going, the glimpses of light among the darkness. The streetlights that guide me along the dark roads of my life.
Where the Beloved Has Walked, a new form of storytelling and community building here on BeLoved Revealed, aims to highlight not only my streetlights, my recognition of positivity, perseverance, and prayer in this journey of life, but to also pinpoint these moments in the lives of many others. There is no life that is exactly the same as another, not everyone journeys on the same paths of life. There are so many stories to be told, things to learn, and examples of light and grace to unfold. Where the Beloved Has Walked hopes to provide glimpses of these elements online. It will recognize and highlight moments from the lives of individuals who are all equally known and chosen as Beloved. They may believe different things than you, they may live out their Belovedness differently from you, they may look, speak, think differently than you, and that's kind of the point! Where the Beloved Has Walked will showcase different small moments and stories of light within the captions on Instagram and here on the blog that will open our eyes to see, hear, and love others who are different from us. By reading and witnessing the glimmers of light within the life of each featured Beloved individual, it will provide us with reflection, positivity, perseverance, and/or prayer that can be taken outside of our digital world. And hopefully through every story told you’ll be able to ask yourself the question, “beloved, where have YOU walked?” and begin or continue to recognize these glimmers of light within your own walk of life."
I hope you’ll walk with me fondly on this journey.
Your story, your wisdom, your truth is always welcome here.
Here we goooooooo!!!
Much love always,
Katy Stalter
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