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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will. ~ Vernon Howard I must continue to follow the path I take now. If I do nothing, if I study nothing, if I cease searching, then, woe is me,… Continue Reading “SECOND THOUGHT: CONNECTIONS IN CONSOLIDATING”
Our uniqueness is what makes us common. It is the same fact that we are unique that we as individuals have in common. ~ Morena Baloyi This is one of the reasons we watch movies, attend recovery groups, read memoirs, and sit around campfires telling… Continue Reading “SECOND THOUGHT: CONNECTIONS IN COMMONALITY”
We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep. ~ William James May I look beneath the surface,past the superficial smileof each person I encounteras I travel every mile,and watch for opportunitiesto help them feel worthwhile. What truly… Continue Reading “SECOND THOUGHT: CONNECTIONS IN COMPANIONS”
(Additional reflections on this week’s post, Spiritual Spaces) Along with the spiritual spaces we create in special places, we can also extend spiritual spaces into our daily living. Each time we are prayerfully attentive to the task or experience before us, mindful of its… Continue Reading “SECOND THOUGHT: SPIRITUAL SPACES”
(Additional reflections on this week’s earlier post, Glimmers of Light, with a nod to Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening) As I walked through the forest green,within the darkness there was seensmall glimmers of your radiant light,a light so hopeful and… Continue Reading “SECOND THOUGHT: GLIMMERS OF LIGHT”
(Additional reflections on Monday’s post, Revealing God’s Kingdom) One of my favorite children’s books is Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney. The story tells of Alice Rumphius, who as a young girl would hear her grandfather’s stories of faraway places and declare, “When I grow… Continue Reading “SECOND THOUGHT: REVEALING GOD’S KINGDOM”
(Additional reflections on Monday’s post, VENTURING OUT–OR NOT) When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” (Matthew 14:32-33 NRSVUE) After Jesus rescued him from the water, Peter then stayed… Continue Reading “SECOND THOUGHT: VENTURING…”
FINISH LINE When I can’t see the finish linenor even ’round the bend,I wish that you would tell mehow this is going to end.When every step is painful,my spirit’s fading fast,that anxious question haunts me:How long will this part last? It’s then that I… Continue Reading “SECOND THOUGHT: HOW LONG…”
Simply Soul Searching 