"People who pray stand receptive before the world. They no longer grab but caress, they no longer bite but kiss, they no longer examine but admire. "
Henri Nowen
I have been grabbing, biting, and examining the world. I'm not happy. I am not seeing people as I should. I am a bit full of myself. I must pray. I must be full of Jesus. I must "love the Lord my God with all my heart, mind (the tough one), soul, and strength, and love my neighbor as myself."
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"By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us- set us right with him, make us fit for him- we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all; We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his doors to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand- out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting praise."
"Even in childhood was implanted within me a trace of that mysterious unity from which I was derived" St. Augustine
Everybody has to change or they expire. Everybody has to leave, leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons. I want to keep my soul fertile for the changes, so things keep getting born in me, so things keep dying when it is time for things to die. I want to keep walking away from the person I was a moment ago. Only a good story has a character that's different at the end than it was in the beginning.
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Everybody has to change or they expire. Everybody has to leave, leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons. I want to keep my soul fertile for the changes, so things keep getting born in me, so things keep dying when it is time for things to die. I want to keep walking away from the person I was a moment ago. Only a good story has a character that's different at the end than it was in the beginning.
Through Painted Deserts -
Donald Miller
"Our whole life was only given to us to advance us by great strides toward our heavenly country."
Lancelot Andrews
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"So here's what I want you to do,
God helping you:
Take your everyday, ordinary life -
your sleeping, eating, going-to-work,
and walking-around life -
and place it before God as an offering.
Embracing what God does for you
is the best thing you can do for him."
God helping you:
Take your everyday, ordinary life -
your sleeping, eating, going-to-work,
and walking-around life -
and place it before God as an offering.
Embracing what God does for you
is the best thing you can do for him."
Romans 12:1
4 comments:
Denise,
Thanks for the book, it came on the perfect day!
Madeleine L'Engle is an interesting author, I don't know if you've ever read her or not, but she is a bit philosophical. Sometimes I don't agree with what she says, but many times I find her to be wise. She died this past week, and I was reminded of one of my favorite quotes of hers when I read your post...
"I am not myself when I am all replete with very ME."
We have to remember, as Madeleine also said, "we are more than we think we are." Our TRUE identity is in Christ. The more we become like Him, the more we become truly ourselves.
I feel your words, in my soul... I identify with them completely.
More lyrics for you... "Freedom from myself will be the sweetest rest I've ever known..." Personally, I can't wait.
Thanks for sharing today.
I feel the same. Thank you for being transparent. I am so much more receptive when I pray and ask God to help me see others through His eyes...He is in LOVE with the human race. I am sure of it.
Its okay, we all have our bad days, some more than others ! ( I had one of those today ) Thanks for praying for me :-) !! Sweet Merciful Grace !
Psalms 23:?? ( Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for Your rod and Your staff guide me.) God will guide us day in and day out.
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