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People who are unhappy

have no need for anything in this world

but people capable of giving them attention

Simone Weil

The visitor who never comes

The bench that sees no old friends

The traditions that are no longer shared

 the kid whose only playmates are animated

Got a minute?

Share it.

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Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

 

You can take some of it with you

You cannot take all luggage on all journeys

C S Lewis

 Remember the days when you could fit all of your belongings

in the back of your car?

Somewhere along the line

things got a little more...complicated

For better or worse

Our thoughts, beliefs, and challenges grow in the same way.

They can overtake us

or move us forward

The important part is knowing what to take with you

and what to leave behind

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 Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out to preach the Good News and you did not have money, a traveler’s bag, or an extra pair of sandals, did you need anything?” “No,” they replied.

Luke 22:35

 

Grab Your Cape

 

"Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, 

let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.”

C S Lewis

 We all have things we fear

No matter how young or old we are

and we all want to find a hero who will come to the rescue

Perhaps today you will be

the hero of someone's story 

When you listen

When you care

When you love even those who are cold of heart

So grab your cape!

There is work to be done- 

and you are just the Hero to do it!

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How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, 

the news that the God of Israel reigns!

Isaiah 52:7

What Would Dorothy Do?

 

Compassion is not weakness,
and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Hubert Humphrey

I have a dear, dear friend who is fond of saying he will help those in need but not the lazy

Here is the thing about "lazy"

It comes from the German laisch "weak, feeble, tired,"

In other words-those with the stuffing kicked out

Their heart lost in the battle

Their courage all used up

Or just plain lost

Would it be such a terrible thing to reach out
 and help them back on their feet?

Bless their heart?

Or just help them find her way home?

We are shaken by the sight of the unfortunate,
but are we stirred to action?
Or are we just being lazy?

We find ourselves farther ahead when we help 
than we do when we stand our ground and judge

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Matthew 25: 35-40
"‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat;
 I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink;
 I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
 naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me;
I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ 
 “Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘
Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You,
or thirsty, and give You something to drink?
 ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?
‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
“The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ "

Your Melody

 

Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself.

Kenny G

At some point you have to stop being 

A student of life's music

 

A collector of the melody of others

 

and the wisps of songs left behind by those who have moved ahead

 

 

 

Eventually, you have to stop being a student of life 

and the way others sing it

 

 

And start making music for yourself

now, that is a song I would love to hear!

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Serve the Lord with gladness: 

come before his presence with singing.

Psalm 100:2

Just Think...

Dive into the sea of thought

and find pearls beyond price

Moses Ibn Ezra

My husband is a great thinker

He will sit there quietly for a while

and suddenly look up and make a statement

that would throw someone far more philosophical than  I

in to a tailspin

                 He has no interest in easy answers

and he does not, as I do, simply see the internet as an outboard brain

The man is

He likes to think!

And I think that is cool

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For as a man thinks in his heart, so he is. 

Proverbs 23:7

Optimism- It's all about how you see it

 

I understand the concept of optimism.

 But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.

Tom Hanks

 

Like an olive without the pit

Like a bee without the sting

Like dinner without the bill

That is life without the cynic

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But if we hope for what is still unseen by us, 

we wait for it with patience and composure.

 Romans 8:25