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God never promises certainty
My Lord God, I have no idea where I an going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that aim actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in ( Read more... ) -
A pure heart create for me
First Sunday of Lent - March 13, 2011
A pure heart create for me, O God, put a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalm 50)
Jesus' three temptations in the desert were about choosing 'upward mobility'. Be relevant: do something the world will praise you for like making bread out of stones. Be spectacular: jump from the tower so that everybody can see you ( Read more... ) -
pretty piece from Jules.
You Should Date An Illiterate Girl
by Charles Warnke
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Date a girl who doesn’t read. Find her in the weary squalor of a Midwestern bar. Find her in the smoke, drunken sweat, and varicolored light of an upscale nightclub. Wherever you find her, find her smiling. Make sure that it lingers when the people that are talking to her look away. Engage ( Read more... ) -
And so it begins
Ash Wednesday - March 9, 2011
A Lenten Prayer
The Lenten season begins. It is a time to be with you, Lord, in a special way, a time to pray, to fast, and thus to follow you on your way to Jerusalem, to Golgotha, and to the final victory over death.
I am still so divided. I truly want to follow you, but I also want to follow my own desires and lend an ( Read more... ) -
The mountain bug strikes
I randomly feel like clearing out the year's leave on a 20-day everest bast camp trek.
Posted via LiveJournal app for iPhone.
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New Year's Resolution
I'm not one to make new year resolutions, but was struck by something my PS sent this morning, thanking us for a good year:
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
So simple, but how often do I do it? Shall adopt it as a personal mantra for the year.
Happy 2011, all!
