"Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is the realization that there is something more important than fear."

"Give thanks for sorrow that teaches you pity; for pain that teaches you courage - and give exceeding thanks for the mystery which remains a mystery still - the veil that hides you from the infinite, which makes it possible for you to believe in what you cannot see." --Robert Nathan

"'Safe?' said Mr. Beaver...'Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. but he's good. He's the King, I tell you.'"--The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

We give credit to human wisdom when we should give credit to the Divine guidance of God through childlike people who were foolish enough to trust God's wisdom and the supernatural equipment of God....Oswald Chambers

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Obedience, pure and simple, opens up a pathway for the work of God.
- David Stevens

"He swiftly uncovers my tendency to use 'questioning' as a way to avert obeying."...UPRISING

How strange that we should ordinarily feel compelled to hide our wounds when we are all wounded! Community requires the ability to expose our wounds and weaknesses to our fellow creatures. It also requires the ability to be affected by the wounds of others... But even more important is the love that arises among us when we share, both ways, our woundedness....... ~ M. Scott Peck, A Different Drum

My words this morning are lost in tears….
Not tears of sadness or joy…..just a softness that keeps me leaking.

I desire strength and find myself beyond weak.
I desire wisdom and simplicity is the best I can muster.

I find myself completely lost in freedom…….

When did it happen and how can I make it stay….

When did I realize I wanted You more than to be safe and how can I make sure I don’t change my mind??

When did being soft become a good thing??
Am I really soft??

When did I, why did I, do I really love You more than I love myself??

The questions that come inthequiet
The tears that come with a depth of feeling for a being I cannot see nor touch
So much today that keeps me with my head in Your hands PROTECTED….

BruceD...very kindly asks how I am.....pretty good I guess for someone who wants to follow Jesus but just fights THAT same decision at every turn.