For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable — Romans 11:29
By Anna Biela, Ph.D
About Gratitude
Something deeply personal happened that made this verse stand out to me.
All my Bible quotes fell and spilled under my bed. As I gathered them, there was one quote I could not reach. I had to stretch and reach desperately to finally pull it out from underneath the bed.
It was this one:
“For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” — Romans 11:29
And then I noticed the numbers:
29 — my birth day.
11 — my birth month.
In that moment, I felt the synchronicity so strongly. To me, it felt like a deeply personal message from God — a reminder that the gifts He has given me and the calling He has placed on my life are not something I need to chase, prove, or earn.
They are gifts.
They are a calling.
And they are irrevocable.
I receive them with gratitude.
But there was an even deeper synchronicity.
During my confession, the priest asked me whether I am grateful — whether I thank God and the Mother for the gift of salvation, for the fact that God saved me.
And immediately, I thought about what had happened just the day before, my friend had given me a gratitude journal to keep.
A gratitude journal.
And then, the very next day, during confession, I was being asked to reflect on gratitude — specifically, whether I thank God and the Mother for the gift of salvation.
That connection stopped me.
The journal became another little thread in the story.
Gratitude. Salvation. The gifts of God.
And then came the Bible verse beneath my bed:
“For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”
One synchronicity after another.
I am learning to listen.
I am learning to notice.
I am learning to read the signs.
I don’t believe I need to force meaning into every coincidence. Instead, I am learning to become quiet enough to notice when something touches my heart deeply — to pause, pray, discern, and listen.
Perhaps God speaks in many ways.
Through Scripture.
Through people.
Through conversations.
Through unexpected gifts.
Through moments of grace.
Through numbers.
Through synchronicities that make us stop and pay attention.
And I am learning the language.
The language of signs.
The language of gratitude.
The language of the heart.
The language of He[Art].
The He[Art] Art Movement is my birthright — not as a possession, but as a responsibility: a gift entrusted to me to cultivate, embody, and share.
He[Art] is where Heart and Art become one.
Where the inner movement becomes an outer expression.
Where the gifts I have been given can flow through my heart, my art, and my life.
I accept the mission.
I accept the calling to serve through He[Art].
I accept the gifts You have entrusted to me.
I accept the responsibility to use my creativity in service of Love, Light, Truth, Freedom, and God.
I am grateful for the gift of salvation.
I am grateful for the gift of life.
I am grateful for the gift of creativity.
I am grateful for the gift of art.
I am grateful for the gift of the Holy Spirit.
I am grateful for every lesson that brought me closer to the Heart.
And I am grateful, God, that You chose me as Your daughter.
I am grateful to have You as my Father.
God, I accept.
I accept the gifts.
I accept the calling.
I accept the mission.
I do not need to know every step.
I only need to remain open, prayerful, discerning, and willing to follow where Love leads.
Let my heart be the source.
Let my art be the expression.
Let gratitude be my practice.
Let Love be the movement.
This is my He[Art].
This is my Heart Flow.
This is the movement I choose to carry forward.
The gifts.
The calling.
The mission.
The gratitude.
The salvation.
The birthright.
The Heart.
The Art.
All flowing from the Heart of God.
I receive.
I give thanks.
I accept.
I listen.
I discern.
I serve.
I flow.
And I will keep learning to recognize the signs — not by forcing them, but by becoming still enough to notice them.
He[Art] — The Art of the Heart.
Heart Flow — the movement of Love.