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Jacob’s Blessing
If this blessing were easy, anyone could claim it. As it is, I am here to tell you that it will take some work. This is the blessing that visits you in the struggling, in the wrestling, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged blessing, change, grace, Jan Richardson, poem, receive, struggle, wound
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Less Comparing, More Loving
One sure-fire way of making things harder than they are: comparing myself to others. It’s been said over and over again by uncountable writers of happy-life-advice, and I tend to shrug my shoulders and say, “well, that’s part of being human, … Continue reading
Posted in Reflect
Tagged acceptance, belonging, change, compare, comparison, compassion, failure, feelings, forgiveness, God, good news, judgment, kindness, Lent, love, needs, receive, repentance, safety
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Daily Riches: The Knowledge That Transcends Learning (Donald McCullough, Thomas Aquinas and G. K. Chesterton) *
Originally posted on Richer By Far:
“Some things–perhaps the most important–cannot be grasped, regardless of the reach of one’s intellectual prowess. They can only be received. There is a knowledge that cannot be gained by thinking or reasoning or deducing…
Posted in Reflect
Tagged depth, direction, discernment, Donald McCullough, expectations, faith, fear, gentleness, God, good news, goodness, grace, guidance, heart, humanity, humility, ignorance, intellect, knowledge, limitations, openness, peace, receive, should, surprise, trust, truth, understanding, wisdom, wonder
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