These have been real words of encouragement for me lately. It is taken from The Sources of Taize.
Fulfillment?
Are you hesitating over a choice for fear of making a mistake?
Stop summoning your own darkness to cover your refusal. Happy are those who tent their hands from their eyes and dare to go forward, sustained solely by the trusting of faith.
Fulfillment?
Become what you are in your heart of hearts...
and the gates of a spirit of childhood will open, the wonder of a love.
A fountain of gladness surges up for you. Not euphoria, not just any kind of joy, but the jubilation that comes form the wellsprings of eternity.
April 13, 2007
Point of no Return
(A prayer of confession, written 4/13/07)
Risen Christ,
You expect the whole of my life,
And yet all I have given are mere crumbs.
You are praying within me day and night,
But I set aside 30 minutes for devotions.
You are the source of living water,
But I prefer to dig cracked cisterns.
Tirelessly You were seeking me,
All the while, I sought You only when I was weary and tired.
You give me strength to rise beyond my past,
Once my hand is on the plow, I preferred to look back.
You have placed on my finger the ring of the prodigal son,
And I know there's a vast pasture that holds herds of fatted calves
for every time I've crawled home.
You ask me to commit myself to the point of no return,
Yet somehow, it remains a threshold I am unwilling to cross.
Forgive me.
Heal me.
Strengthen me.
Open me.
Receive me.
Risen Christ,
You expect the whole of my life,
And yet all I have given are mere crumbs.
You are praying within me day and night,
But I set aside 30 minutes for devotions.
You are the source of living water,
But I prefer to dig cracked cisterns.
Tirelessly You were seeking me,
All the while, I sought You only when I was weary and tired.
You give me strength to rise beyond my past,
Once my hand is on the plow, I preferred to look back.
You have placed on my finger the ring of the prodigal son,
And I know there's a vast pasture that holds herds of fatted calves
for every time I've crawled home.
You ask me to commit myself to the point of no return,
Yet somehow, it remains a threshold I am unwilling to cross.
Forgive me.
Heal me.
Strengthen me.
Open me.
Receive me.
April 10, 2007
Musicians in touch with their masculinity...
There must be some common kinship I feel with other musicians that have big beards. I have been really fascinated by artists such as:
Matisyahu
Iron & Wine
Ray LaMontagne
William Fitzsimmons
Check out their music and beards!
I have said recently that I do not have the look of a rock star with my Brethren Beard, but these guys are proving me wrong and encouraging as well.
Matisyahu
Iron & Wine
Ray LaMontagne
William Fitzsimmons
Check out their music and beards!
I have said recently that I do not have the look of a rock star with my Brethren Beard, but these guys are proving me wrong and encouraging as well.
April 09, 2007
Easter humor
After the egg hunt on Easter Sunday, the young farm boy decided to play a prank.
He went to the chicken coop and replaced every single egg with a brightly colored one.
A few minutes later the rooster walked in, saw all the colored eggs, then stormed outside and killed the peacock.
