And God said, Let there be Light
I form the light and create the darkness, I make well-being and create woe; I, the Lord, do all these things. I will ride the waves of disappointment, sadness, and suffering like riding waves in the ocean; Yielding, yet not succumbing to its destructive power; Rather seeking comfort, recovery, Energy Force for myself and others. …
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...God forgave for me, my ex-husband's abuses; I don't need to recall them again. The sun has set on my fears of being broke; I find one doesn't die from loss. The statute of limitations for workplace grievance is long past gone. (Lord, help me to be empty of all the rest, so that …
(Originally posted to TheViewFrom5022 in February of 2016) There is a tendency, these days, for people to make an almost knee-jerk adjustment from experiencing real and intense events, to suddenly detaching from that experience by putting a cell phone in front of their faces. That shift from experiencing the moment to recording the moment, protects …
That's okay; Jesus' blog isn't getting any 'likes' today, either. When people don't respond or answer my questions, I am left to wonder why. If they are critical of me or discrediting me because of ...whatever...I cannot defend myself. But there is freedom and power in that, because neither is what I say influenced by …
This morning I have combined Lectio Divina with my Centering Prayer practice. This first reading of this morning’s lectionary is describing the harmonious life among the early believers after Jesus’ resurrection. It is from the Book of Acts. “They were of one heart and one soul and they had all things in common…nor was there …
I finally reached the point of loving my life and liking who I am, and now I am called to give that in sacrifice? It's time to let go...yet again. They are to procure a small year-old lamb for each household. They are to keep it for four days...just long enough time for the children …
Jesus, remember me Requiem Jesus of Nazareth Were you there...?
"I believe I free-willed myself right off the path and the powers that be had to do a massive reroute to get me back on track. It took years, and a lot of people were impacted." Help, is anybody up there? I'm here, I can help. Who is that? It's me, God. Thank God! I'm …
"He's not highly thought of by the academics." Human evolution; it would be a great job if it weren't for people. Crazy...by who's standards? "You keep moving forward. Don't worry about them; I'll take care of them." "Teach kindness in schools." "The cause is also the cure." Mental illness is also a path to wholeness, …
To define an exact location, measurements are made from 3 known positions. To make a point, one sometimes has to come at it from 3 directions, or give it three tries . . .but do so with patience. It's triangulation...not strangulation. When you're given the go-ahead, you have to run with it. Judgement and analysis …
