A musing on household chores

"My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint."
 Erna Bombeck 

Fear Not!

"A life lived in fear is a life half lived." Baz Lohman

Hold On!

"One of the greatest things in life we have to hold onto in life is
each other." Audrey Hepburn

Dream a new dream

> "We're never too old to set a new goal, or dream a new dream." C S
> Lewis

God is kind

"God is kinder than you think"
St Teresa

How far can you go?

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."— T.S. Eliot

You were made for adventure

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
- William Shedo

Fear looks, faith leaps!

I dream of men who take the next step instead of worrying about
the next thousand steps. - Theodore Roosevelt

Let your dream move you

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts
of men.
- Goethe

The song of faith

Faith is a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still
dark.
- Scandinavian Saying

Kindness of God

God is even kinder than you think.
- St Theresa

Optimists

WINSTON CHURCHILL:
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees
the opportunity in every difficulty.

Honour the gift

"Honoring the gift, releases the gift."

Heather Clark

Faith comes by hearing

“The external words of Christ, just like the words of the prophets, are to prepare us for, and point us to, that inner speaking in the heart by the Holy Spirit, which alone is life and power. This is God’s true speaking in His Son…
It is through the Son – the living, mighty, divine Son, direct – that God speaks: it is only in direct living contact with the Son that the words can profit…
The great work of God in heaven, the chief thought and longing of His heart is, in His Son, to reach your heart and speak to you. Oh, let it be the great work of your life, and the great longing of your heart, to know this Jesus; as a humble, meek disciple to bow at His feet, and let Him teach you of God and eternal life…
[Remember] that angels and prophets could only point to Him who was to come, that the words of Scripture, and even of Christ Himself, only profit as they waken the expectancy of something higher, let us wait on God to speak in His Son to u. God’s speaking in us will be a mighty act of creative power, a birth of His love within us.”

Andrew Murray, ‘The Holiest of All’, KCM publications, ISBN 0-8010-5763-9

Creative Deeds

The words of God - they are creative deeds. They give what they speak.

Andrew Murray

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Getting Focused

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. Mark Twain

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Becoming who we are

“To be united with God within the midst of the Church does not mean that our unique personalities are destroyed. We are not engulfed by an impersonal force or power. As with all love which is true and valuable, God’s love for each of us respects our personhood. His love is not one which destroys. God’s love is one which reveals, elevates, and perfects our true selves. By entering into the life of God, we become the persons we are meant to be. “
-Fr. Thomas Fitzgerald,

Spirituality

Fully Alive

The glory of God is man fully alive. (Saint Irenaeus)