My favorite line begins the fifth paragraph…saying… “Above all, integrity means refusing to cheat yourself, lie to yourself, or to abide in the shade of half truths.”
For me, integrity means refusing to cheat God (Who lives in me), to lie to God (Who lives in me) or to live in the shades of half truths (regarding my Father God, Who lives in me). Amen
So beautiful! Most people have “secret gardens”! (How else can one bloom?). Where two are gathered … or sacramentally married … there is division. Everyone of us stands on a different “life view” … different “life experience … different ways to work with different personalities … different DNA … different in MOST things. God and I have been hanging our in a secret place since the day He came to me when I was but a child. Though He is God, my Father. He NEVER stood ABOVE ME. He simply snatched me up and rescued me from a world I could NOT understand.
I hear you. Amen
I had to read this a few times to understand! I see the light now! Amen! Most true and beautiful is wisdom spoken here! Beyond “the finish line”, there will be no more suffering. That’s what He said. This, I believe.
Should … would … and perfection I try to eliminated from my thought. (My expectations, over time, have become unrealistic.) Too, since I am “reactive” (fear driven) by nature, I give special effort to be “PROACTIVE “ (God driven) in life. (No one …no thing… is above God. My “fear” of those around me is much diminished as I elevate God to the very highest place in my life.)
Faith roots my hope! I will always have hope (Psalm 71:14) is written in my laundry room (of all places). A visual reminder that thru faith my hope will be realized! I hear you.
Thank you! Broken am I. But Someone, much Bigger than me entered into my broken place. Nothing/No one can enter a secured space. A brake is just what I needed for completion.🌱
What helps me know that human knowledge can never be contained in one person (outside Jesus Christ Himself) … is the truth … we are not BIG enough. We have no idea. We are but dust compared to Him. 🌱
My earthly father is 86.5+ years old. He references himself as “the old boyâ€. Work to condition your heart. Age does not matter … the mind can, if you will it, keep it’s joy and wonderment! (My dad is amazing!). Amen.
The only times I sense oneness with “The Witness†are when I am seeing thru His eyes. His heart in my heart required in and for full compassion on my human part. Amen.
Amen! I “second†Barbara in this! Beautiful post Jagdish! Especially love you quote from Rumi!
I have a friend I meet “in the field†as often as I am able. I go there because I do not want him to ever “go to the field†to find himself alone, unheard, unloved/unhonored. I will not have it!
Everyone, per my faith and belief, deserves time, attention, love, an ear and “a hug and a kiss†(an embrace of honor and respect!).
Amen.
I am feeling a little bit guilty here! It’s cold and it’s late … and as I was about to take a drink of my water beside me, I noted an unidentified still “something†resting on the brim of my glass! A bug of sorts (that came in with tonight’s firewood) … lost his/her life. Father forgive me!
God released me from “the mindset of needing to get somewhere other than where I am. Having an “I should†and “I’m not enough†personality, got me to a decade of mental illness. I learned, overtime, that my “ill thinkingâ€was robbing me of life. I cannot be what I am not. I cannot do more than I am already doing. I can only do/be as He created me in this moment. If any thing or anyone pressures me to do/becoming something more, a red flag jump up boldly in my mind. Who helps me remember that the distance between me and 'being awake' is a mirage, you ask? God/Truth/Knowledge that I cannot win favor.
Please do! We all have scars. We all are broken. God gives us each other to assure, love and hold each other up! Amen to "your showing up"! Thankful for you, am I!
Yes! Souls last forever as the body dies ... this is why I keep feeding my soul! Additionally, keeping ones soul healthy, works to keep one's spiritual body healthy!
Again, amen to your reflection!
Idon't think I've ever had a problem with "altitude". Ironically, I fear/"am allergic to" altitude (of attitude). I was born grounded ... by DNA and life experience. The fact that I am but dust (most especially my brain) was fully understood and instilled in my formative years ... and remains today. My personal spiritual quest is what turned my life around. I met my Father God, Savior Jesus and Power in Holy Spirit. In Him, my dust became special!
On Sep 29, 2023 Aj wrote on New Forms Of Religion, by Laurence Freeman: