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shards of light: March 2011
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Other pieces of me. Simple ≠ Easy. And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. —Psalm 39:7. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. —Psalm 42:11. The questions in these verses remind me of that old Johnny Carson skit where he wore a turban and held a piece of paper to his forehead with an answer on it. When the question was revealed, the answer was most always hilarious. Labels: character of God.
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shards of light: February 2011
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Other pieces of me. Community in a pizza box. Given my lack of cable TV, the fact that i think Matt Lauer is pretty, and the day doesn't feel like it can begin until i hear the opening music of the Today Show, every weekday morning, i download the previous day's podcast, and watch the Today Show from the day before. I guess, more accurately, i watch the Yesterday Show. The news. and to see Matt. Earlier this week {on a Matt-less episode}, i heard the story. Which has lead me to a slew of questions i am a...
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shards of light: A Good Reminder
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Other pieces of me. For a while now, I have attempting to incorporate more prayer into my life. To help do this, I have been using a great book called The Divine Hours. Which takes you through the four sets of prayer offices—morning, midday, vespers and compline. To be honest, there have been times that I have been more faithful than others, but the process is one I will continue to weave into the fabric of my life. I, who cannot exist without you. That all I have and all I am is solely because of Him.
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shards of light: Unafraid of What Is Difficult
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Other pieces of me. Unafraid of What Is Difficult. You know how at times it seems like there is Something out there trying to send you a message? Yeah, me too. After yesterday's Life Journal entry, the one from Psalm 62, about silence and waiting, when I turned on my Kobo this morning, to read today's reading from, A Year With Rilke. This is what greeted me:. Unafraid of What Is Difficult. 8212;Rainier Maria Rilke. Rome, May 14, 1904. Letters To A Young Poet. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). How to be...
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shards of light: One Thing {#270-279}
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Other pieces of me. He (the formerly blind man) answered, "Whether [Jesus] is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." {John 9:25}. When he woke up that morning, of all the things that this man, blind from birth, thought that the day might hold, I am pretty sure that looking into the angry faces of Pharises defending the circumstances of his healing was not at all one of them. But, as usual, where Jesus is concerned, people like to complicate things. Sometimes I o...
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shards of light: January 2011
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Other pieces of me. I am truly enjoying the books. Of daily readings that i've undertaken for this year. the three of them are all so different, that each brings a very different element to my day, and they all seem to be taking turns being any particular day's favorite. Yesterday's favorite, however, was easy to call. and something i needed {and still need} to hear. By Henri Nouwen, Bread For The Journey. Are some people just lucky, while others have run out of luck? But life rarely stops simply because...
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shards of light: Silence & Waiting {#259-269}
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Other pieces of me. Silence and Waiting {#259-269}. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. {Psalm 62:1}. For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. {Psalm 62:5}. To be honest, not exactly my two favorite things. But the addition of silence to the equation changes things immensely. Waiting in silence removed the facade of words that I tend to use to attempt to justify my bad ideas and actions, or excuse my bad decisions. Silence is a game-changer.
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shards of light: April 2011
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Other pieces of me. The gift that is laughter {#135-157}. If you've never heard me rave about my niece and nephews, only one thing can be true: we haven't met. One of the greatest things about my family is that we laugh. Not any polite, gentle kind of laughter, but the kind of laughter that makes both your throat and stomach hurt afterward. The kind that involves snorting. And milk flying from noses. The good. What an amazing gift it is that laughter can be passed down through the generations. 136: the k...
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shards of light: December 2010
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Other pieces of me. Remembering not to forget. Never doubt in the dark what God told you in the light.". 8212;V. Raymond Edman. If you've hung around this planet long enough, you know that things don't always go the way you want them to. You get the picture. And then, something crazy happens. you find out that this little person, who, while he's only been on this planet for four short years, has so entangled himself in your heart that you couldn't pull the two apart if you tried, is sick. Changed. th...
