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“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.” – Psalm 37:7, The New International Version Hmm. This got me thinking and looking at the world around me. How many times do I look around or listen and [...] “Your home can be a place for dying or living, for wilting or blooming, for anxiety or peace, for discouragement or affirmation, for criticism or approval, for profane disregard or reverence, for suspicion or trust, for blame or forgiveness, for alienation or closeness, for violation or respect, for carelessness or caring. By your daily choices, [...] “I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one but I give myself to it.” -Rainer Maria Rilke, poet and novelist (1875-1926) Rilke is one of my favorite poets. His words this morning encourage me to ever expand my comfort zone, and by doing [...] “One can never wrestle enough with God if one does so out of pure regard for the truth. Christ likes us to prefer truth to him because, before being Christ, he is truth. If one turns aside from him to go toward the truth, one will not go far before falling into his arms.” –Simone [...] Sure, it’s late on Friday, but I haven’t emailed for a while and why put things off any longer? It was either earlier this year or late last year that I read a book called ‘Hope Was Here’ by Joan Bauer. It is a young adult book, fictional, that follows a period in the life [...] “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience, forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” – Colossians 3:12-13, The Revised Standard Version I was happy when I read these [...] |
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