I observe there really are only two forces that move people: Fear and Love.- Brian ZahndFear stops me from talking to someone who I view as different from me. Love asks what new things can I learn from someone today. Fear says I do not like change. Love explores, always seeking new things to experience today. Fear is afraid to … [Read more...]
Soar
There comes a time when our personal calling is so deeply buried in our soul as to be invisible. But it's still there. - Paulo Coelho What lies deep within my soul? God is deep within my soul. My true self hides buried deep within my soul. When the two meet they will become one. And when they become one they can no longer be invisible. They … [Read more...]
Who Am I?
What a liberation to realize that the voice in my head is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that. -Eckhart Tolle What are the voices in your head telling you? I am not worthy. I am afraid. I am not confident. I will never figure it out. I am lonely. I don't have enough money. I am not happy. These are all just thoughts. They are not … [Read more...]
Do Not Be Afraid
“The most common one-liner in the Bible is, "Do not be afraid." Someone counted, and it occurs 365 times.” - Richard Rohr I have never tried this before. I don't want to go to the doctor. It is my first day at a new job. I am visiting this church for the first time. I am afraid to answer the phone call. It is my doctor with the test … [Read more...]
How Do You Love God?
Most people in my experience are still into fearing God and controlling God instead of loving God. - Richard Rohr God first loved us. Will you love Him back? I will admit it. Many years ago, I too feared God. I worried if how I was living my life was honoring Him. I sat down each night and dictated my wants to Him. Looking back, I now realize … [Read more...]
Inner Nudges
The Lord had said to Abram, "Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father's family, and go to the land that I will show you. - Genesis 12: 1 Where are you being asked to go? What inner nudges do you feel? More importantly, what are you doing about these inner nudges? We really have three choices: do nothing, pause to consider it … [Read more...]
