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11/24/2013

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To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven.  Ecclesiastes 3:1                                                                                       (Eccle

Hello Friend,      

          As I write this morning, my thoughts and yours are probably centered on pending Thanksgiving.  Some of my teacher friends are anticipating a week off from school.  Possibly a vacation trip.  Those who are cooking the turkey are looking for new recipes and designing a perfect feast for their loved ones and friends.  Stores are anticipating Black Friday and children are already making their list and checking it twice.  And most of us are focused on an attitude of gratitude. As I have been reading tweets and blogs, it is interesting to note what folks are most grateful for.  No one wants to be trite and say my house or my car; we all say my family or my health, etc.

          What am I most grateful for this Thanksgiving?  Ordinary moments.  Of course, I am thankful for my health and family, but I am most grateful for the ordinary days in which life happens.  Moments writing. Moments with a cup of coffee and silent communion with Jim.  Moment of stillness.  Moments that allow me to cross the bridge between the secular and the sacred.  In time, all things will pass away.  In the silence, I am able to hear the unexpected utterances of my soul and am reminded that life is eternal.  This is not all there is!  This is a season. And I embrace them all: the spring of new growth, the summer bloom of enlightenment; the shedding of ritualistic practices that no longer feed my soul.  I embrace winter painful moments that allow me to re-evaluate my values and journey.  In the ordinary moments, I find my way to the sacred—to what really matters and I am grateful.                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lindav


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Loving your enemies

11/10/2013

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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use yo44-45u, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.                   Matthew 5:44-45

Hello Friend,
    Still writing on the subject of forgiveness. 

Step one in the process is the willingness to write the deed in the sand. 
Step two is making the decision to walk away from the pain and allow god to deal     with the offender. 
Step three is for those who want to become Spiritual Giants:  Ask God to bless those who have hurt you.   

    OUCH!   This one is so HARD!  I know and understand.  But remember, Don't kill the messenger.  I am not making this up to give you grief.  This is God's Word to you.  "Love your enemies.  Bless them that curse you." An example of a prayer you might say would be: "________________________, I bless you and allow you to continue with your life as God leads."  If this is too difficult for you at this time, then I would suggest the following:  Close your eyes and go to God in prayer.  Picture the person in the hands of God.  Resist the temptation to ask God to give them a whopping case of the flu.  Just kidding!  Don't offer suggestions as to how God should deal with them.  Don't ask God to change the person's heart or to make them repent.  Just lift them up o God for a blessing, the same blessing for which you yourself long.  And when you are able to do this, the process of forgiveness is completed.  Your broken heart has been healed and your hope has been restored.  The future seems bright and you walk with confidence and ease.  May God richly bless you as you walk this journey to wholeness.                                                                                                    Linda

POWER THOUGHT:  As I extend forgiveness, I am filled with the peace of God and I feel joyful.
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