For me, the calling of leadership in God’s Kingdom can often feel solitary. Yet, within that solitude, I sense the heart of God—the tender ache of
“Gethsemane Jesus”—woven through this prayer.

Beautiful. Complicated. Surrendered.

“… I look upward for insight…
I worship you alone!

I look inward for understanding…
transform me deep within!

I look outward for application…
help me sow your seeds
and sing your songs!”

By Dusty Johnson

“Over the years I have come to express an ongoing personal prayer that is a regular request of God. It comes from a deep desire to hear what His Spirit may be saying to me and authentically engage my faith as I obey….”

by Dusty Johnson

“The soul is like a wild animal—tough, resilient, savvy, self-sufficient and yet exceedingly shy. If we want to see a wild animal, the last thing we should do is to go crashing through the woods, shouting for the creature to come out...”
- Parker Palmer
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by Dusty Johnson

“But then I hit a wall. A wilderness of sorts… My charisma and skill had reached their limits. Winter had descended on my soul. Cold, futile and seemingly dead. Yet, there was something happening deep below the surface…”

by Dusty Johnson