There is no ideal community. Community is made up of people with all their richness, but also with their weakness and poverty, of people who accept and forgive each other, who are vulnerable with each other. Humility and trust are more at the foundation of community than perfection. Jean Vanier […]
The word patience comes from the Latin verb ‘patior’ which means “to suffer.” Doctors waiting room, patients waiting, some less than patient. ‘He is normally not like this, we have been here an hour’. The patience of the patient is wearing patently thin! I find waiting difficult. I think most […]
So many people avoid being part of a Church service because it just makes them feel uncomfortable. Feelings of anxiety, panic, and being judged are just some of the challenges. Yet they have a deep desire to be part of a worshipping community. They want to know God and they want […]
I was seated in the second row from the front. The speaker and his ‘bling blonde’ wife were seated directly in front of me. He got up to speak and for the next 30 minutes (seemed longer) he worked the crowd. Pacing across the stage, dripping clichés, pausing for effect, urging more commitment and telling […]
If it’s been learned, it can always be unlearned. It’s never too late to untangle the knots in your thinking. Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny. Mahatma […]
We all have feelings, but what does God want you to do with your feelings? Perhaps God wants you to bring the feelings to God first. I have emotions I am human, and as a creation of God, I have emotions. I have feelings. God feels, so therefore I do. […]
Like Mary Sitting at the feet of Jesus sitting near to all that’s good sitting at the feet of Jesus no one telling me ‘I should’ He is looking down towards me I am looking up at Him sitting at the feet of Jesus I feel His peace and […]
I can’t get rid of that memory stain. It refuses to be washed out. No matter what I do, who I see (for help), or where I am, it is always there. I look forward, towards the future, and try not to think about the past, but I know it’s […]
Many times the expectations on us are just too heavy. When I saw this image I just had to use it. So many times we want to be the dog on the right, doing great things, projecting strength, and on top of everything. Whereas, in reality, we are more like […]
The Perfect Cup it is time for meto see the flawsof myselfand stopbeing alarmed it is time for meto halt my drivefor perfectionand to accept my blemishes it is time for meto receiveslowly evolving growththe kind that comesin God’s own good timeand pays no heed to my panicky pushing it […]