Great post and reminder by Nathan Sutliff over at Contemplative Creativity.
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That tweet is a gut check on motive and mission, not only in relation to the drastic situation in Japan, but also in our everyday lives as followers of Christ.
It’s often only after we are seen as someone who genuinely loves and is concerned with a person’s basic needs that we will be afforded the privilege of presenting the Gospel.
What’s your reaction to the tweet and Nathan’s post?
This made me smile the other day and forever changed my reaction to “Careless Whisper” – which was “meh” before and now ranks a smile and probably outright laughter.
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I actually used that word when Karen asked how I was doing this morning.
When I got to work, I plugged it into a cool site I frequent called Visual Thesaurus:
…so many directions to go from that single word…
Matthew 11:28 reads:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest…”
So that’s where I place myself – weary and waiting.
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The post prompt from The Daily Post at WordPress.com today was:
Grab the nearest book (or website) to you right now. Jump to paragraph 3, second Sentence. Write it in a post.
Here goes…
BOOK:
Beyond Fear. Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World, by Bruce Schneier. [Amazon]
SENTENCE:
From Chapter 1: All Security Involves Trade-offs, para 3, sentence 2:
“No one had ever done this before: hijack fuel-laden airplanes
and fly them into skyscrapers.”
wow…
I know there is a need for news and information, but…
At what point is it simply enough?
At what point does the coverage transition from information providing to sensationalizing?
When is the need to know trumped by stepping back and letting people get help, recover, and grieve … in private?
Do I really need to know everything about everything? And is that even possible or necessary?
Is this “need” simply a western-culture creation? Does this level of information actually benefit me?
What is your take on this?
This was my afternoon “activity” yesterday…fun, fun, fun!
If you’re not familiar with this procedure, the “graft” comes from the rook of your mouth…oh yeah!
Two more sessions…WooHoo!
Stop what your doing periodically today…this weekend and pray for the people of Japan.
Images from USGS.gov
This makes me laugh every time I watch it…
“Flex the golden pipes” – “Not the venue” … LOVE IT!
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