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Hi friend,
Welcome back to She Speaks Life. ✿
This week, I’ve been thinking about how faith doesn’t just shape what we believe, it shapes who we become.
Theology can sound distant sometimes, like a world of books and doctrines. But the more I study, the more I realise it’s never meant to stay theoretical. What we believe about God quietly informs how we love, how we rest, how we show mercy, and even how we see beauty. In everything around us and in ourselves.
Faith is formation. Every prayer whispered in weariness, every act of surrender, every small moment of grace, all of it is slowly shaping us into the likeness of Christ.
When I study theology, I don’t just see abstract truth; I see an invitation. Theology gives language to mystery. It reminds us that faith is both deeply personal and part of something ancient, communal, and still unfolding.
When I feel weary, that truth steadies me: I am being formed, even when I don’t feel like I’m growing.
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Faith and rhythm
The early church believed faith was a rhythm, not a race. They saw learning about God as a lifelong journey of transformation, where every discipline (prayer, beauty, Scripture, community) shaped the soul.
That’s why theology matters. It’s not about knowing more, but about being formed more deeply into the image of love itself.
Next week, I’ll be reflecting on how that same truth lives on through beauty, in the early church’s sacred art and the practice of creating icons. How art and theology together teach us reverence, humility, and worship.
As stated in my intro letter, our words carry life. And the way we speak to ourselves and others can mirror the heart of God!
Speak Life Practice
This week, try this reflection:
Think of one truth about God that has quietly shaped you.
Maybe it’s His patience. Maybe it’s His mercy. Maybe it’s His nearness.
Let that truth soften how you see yourself, and how you see others.
Faith formation isn’t about striving. It’s about staying open to the God who is already forming you, right where you are. Start small. This is only the beginning, God’s story in you is just unfolding.
“And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”
— 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)
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A Final Note
Transformation doesn’t happen by force; it happens by grace.
Even when you can’t see progress, you are being shaped, patiently, lovingly, and faithfully.
Formation is slow, and that’s grace too.
With grace,
P.S. Next week, I’ll be reflecting on how faith and beauty intertwine, how the early church’s art and icons became quiet expressions of worship and formation.