when I fear I have lost my flavor
Sometimes, discouragement knocks hard on your door and it takes everything in you not to invite it in to share a giant piece of chocolate cake.
Apr 26
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blessings for healing: suffering
We have to be gentle with the hard words of Jesus.
Hating the messenger, though, is kind of part of the deal.
blessings for healing, brotherhood
Peacemaking is not all sanitized photo-ops and signed documents and kisses on cheeks and shaking hands.
Real peace-making is ugly, painful, costly.
blessings for healing, seeing God
I can't help thinking we've gotten so much wrong. And by we, I mean us "right" people. The ones who've studied and parsed and dissected. He wants us to look up from our books and sermon notes.
"Lord, when did we see you?"
blessings for healing: mercy
Dave thought the camellia was the bush I was referring to when I said, “That bush is ugly, and now I can see it through the bedroom window.”
Unfortunately, we have three bedroom windows . . .
blessings for the broken part four
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. . .
When did we buy the lie that happiness is the means to happiness?
That what feels good is right and what is painful is wrong?
Hungry is not comfort. Thirsty is not pleasure.
Deb
