Whatever our protestations, are not most of us concerned with ourselves, our resentments, or our self-pity? Selfishness, self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step […]
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Like a Mighty Wind
Winds have wreaked havoc in the area grabbing everyone’s attention, causing delays, changed plans, frustration. Electrical outages deprive houses of heat, communication, comfort, normal routines. Who would want to see anything similar in God and this inconvenience? Maybe Pentecost brought […]
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Handing out peace to everyone, hope. I don’t hold hope in my hand, don’t hog it, freeze it, make it mine alone. Hope works best in a community, when others around me have the optimism, the vision, the desire for […]
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Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. ~ Rumi I need serenity, which comes disguised as excitement, peace, relaxation, acceptance, growth, learning, purpose, service, meaningfulness. I find […]
Continue reading »So that the Necessary May Speak
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. ~ Hans Hofmann What is necessary? I must take care of myself for I’m no good for anyone else or for any cause if I […]
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