Today, behave as if this is the day for which you will be remembered. Saturday January 23, 2016 It takes courage to push yourself to places you have never been before, to test your limits and your breakthrough barriers. May you be blessed with pluck and valor, daring and audacity, fearlessness and fortitude to bravely take chances that lead you to know that life is one
exciting discovery after another. Be dogged. Persistently forward the Daily Blessing. Why I Have a Problem With Blessing Bags for the Homeless "I know that the intention behind them is good, but it’s dehumanizing because it implies...that giving and kindness
are conditional – people can’t just simply give for the sake of giving. They want to make sure what they give falls under some arbitrary 'acceptable use' policy." Lily A. Rayne So there’s been this idea going around for a while of “Blessing Bags” where people fill Ziploc bags with travel-sized toiletries, snacks, and whatever else, meant to be passed out to homeless people as an act of
kindness. Naturally it spread like wildfire thanks to Pinterest, and I started seeing it being posted everywhere. I know people mean well, but something felt wrong about it to me... READ
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Check out this new church with a unique new look. Is it a wonder or does it simply make you wonder "what are they thinking?!!" Watch Now! We bear false witness against the most unlikely suspect: God
In a judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged world, perhaps so many of us are convinced that God will judge us harshly because we so boldly and blithely do the
same to God. Even more sassy, we actually bear false witness against God; so the expectation that something horrific will befall us is both reasonable—and reciprocal. Imagine this: You answer your door and police announce that you’re under arrest... READ MOREAn old story tells of a great spiritual teacher coming to a house of worship and turning back at the door, unable to enter. "Too many prayers inside." He said.
"Master," asked his disciples, "surely a room full of
prayer is a good thing?"
"But all the prayers are stuck there in the building," the teacher answered. "None of them are going up to Heaven."
You might get this feeling today. You may be asking God for help or giving praise and thanks, yet somehow the prayer has no wings. You feel uninspired. Maybe you've known the peace that can sometimes follow prayer. Maybe there was a time when you prayed and your heart
sang, your belly gurgled, and your toes curled under. If you've been blessed with such an experience, then you may have some sense of what the teacher meant. Sometimes prayer transforms you, and sometimes not. Keep trying.
"I set God before me always"
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