We're not helpless, though I often feel that way.
Glimpses of Heaven? Be one.
"it’s hard to catch a glimpse of the realm of God if you aren’t looking. With the hate, the violence against the innocent, to include small children and the elderly, it’s really hard, but if you look closely and in the right places, it’s there."
Gatekeeping
Why are we humans such gatekeepers?
Lonely…
The word lonely brings a sense of feeling to me, more than a picture of a space. To me, lonely is feeling that often comes to me in a crowd of people.
Shall We Read Through Mark Next?
We've finished Matthew in our reflections and are moving to Mark. I hope you'll join me!
Merry Christmas Eve
Seems weird to be reading and writing about the crucifixion on Christmas Eve and at the same time, not... reflection on the life and and death of on the eve of the birthday celebration also seems appropriate.
It’s in the living
It's this living that is the most important. It's the life and the way it's lived that matters most.
It’s in the waiting
Waiting doesn't have to be a waste of time, it doesn't have to be boring. We can actively wait, do as we wait, it's the doing that the waiting ends.
Is it love?
Is what you are listening to love? Is it kind? Is it full of compassion? Or is it laced in sarcasm? rudeness, hatefulness?
Is it time for some internal sweeping?
Whe is the last time you turned inward? What did you find? Was it dusty with moments you wish had gone differently? Maybe it's time for some sweeping...