Within the past hour, Haaretz has reported that the Israeli and Jerusalem city governments seem to be backing away from making aggressive tax demands.
Lord of Light, Come. Open my hands to embrace the lonely. Open my hands to bring food to a neighbor. Open my hands to receive words of forgiveness.
Yes, Peter, you see that I am the Christ/Messiah, but you don’t understand what that means. It doesn’t mean turn away from a hard choice, even death on the Cross, if it is my Father’s will.
‘Let peace begin with me,’ the song proclaims. It can occur in a classroom. For that matter, it can occur in a supermarket, or in a post office; it occurs anywhere that kindness prevails over anger and rush.
Ezekiel turns, at last, from doom and devastation to the beauty of God’s promises
Later today a friend will arrive on Little Bird Farm from far away. He is coming for the sunlight, some pampering and some rest. The house is clean, some food is bought and the cornbread is made. Could not my cornbread and some tea be a sacrament?
I often think about this when I am dealing with people,.. I like to remember that what I am seeing is not the whole person. There are histories and stories behind the person in front of me, things I can’t understand. And hopefully, I can find some compassion in that.
A walk, is, by its very nature, a series of measurable objectives. Discussing a walk is not a walk. Meaning to take a walk is not a walk. Placing the walk on a to-do list is not a walk. A walk is opening the door, and taking one step at a time.
Sometimes our loving concern for another leads us to be their tempter.
Someone must be ready to jump in and take over almost seamlessly to make the production successful. If a member of a team on a project must drop out, someone must move in to take their place. Other people have to double up so that they have time to find replacement without slowing down the completion of the assignment.