Four causes of joy Lieh Tzu used to wear a rough fur coat with a rope round his waist. He wandered from place to place, strumming a lute and singing. One day someone asked him “Why are you always so joyful?’ He replied: ‘I have four causes for joy. The First is that I am…
Strength
STRENGTH To the strong soul who learns to defy his or her own fears. Life is a test insistent upon strength Each person is challenged at analogous lengths Yet the vie to subsist will exhaust the timorous some For the Lord’s race is imputed to all…to run This is to avow: you must believe As…
The sin of lying
The sin of lying A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach About the sin of lying. To help you all understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17.” The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted…
Everybody knows
~~~ Everybody Knows ~~~ You can’t be all things to all people. You can’t do all things at once. You can’t do all things equally well. You can’t do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else’s. So… You have to find out who you are, and be that….
What is your gift
WHAT IS YOUR GIFT? We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren’t old enough and we’ll be more content when they are. After that, we’re frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy…
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