When we begin to shift our thinking away from only making our life better to making the world a better place for all God's children, we stop believing the lie that their gain is our loss.
03263 – Shifting Our Thinking
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03253 – Solitude = Fount of Healing
Solitude is for me a fount of healing which makes my life worth living. Talking is often a torment for me, and I need many days of silence to recover from the futility of words.
03248 – What Counts in Life
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we’ve lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
03243 – For a Better Future
When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
03235 – The Heart of Our Faith
At the heart of our faith stand not a preoccupation with our own welfare and comfort but the concepts of service and of sacrifice as shown in the life and teachings of the one who made himself nothing, taking the very form of a servant.
03232 – Reminders
Every day, I am reminded… 1. Dismissing is easier than listening. 2. Judging is easier than seeking to understand. 3. Concluding is easier than patiently remaining open. 4. Stereotyping is easier than seeing. 5. Profiling is easier than curiously engaging. 6. Other...
03226 – Is Your Life Broken?
If your life is broken, it may be because pieces will feed a multitude.
03213 – Night vs. Day, Happy vs. Sad
There are just as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in a year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word "happy" would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
03212 – Spotting Jesus Followers
Hey, if you aren’t much into religion, you may not know how to recognize followers of Jesus. If you are interested and have a curious mind, I can tell you that Jesus himself gave a direct, simple way to spot them. “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples...
03207 – Understanding the Meaning of Life
The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.------------------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version: The one who plants trees, knowing that he or she will never...