“God did not say, ‘You shall not be tormented, you shall not be troubled, you shall not be grieved’, but God said, ‘You shall not be overcome.'”
A lesser-known quote by Julian of Norwich.
Hineni again - Leonard Cohen
I’ve been fascinated by the word hineni for some time. Never knew there was a Leonard Cohen song about it!
Love is physical—who knew?
When you say, “I love you,” you don’t know what you’re talking about, you don’t have a clue. When you say, “I love you,” it’s manifested in the things you do and the things you don’t do. On a daily basis. Those moments of intimacy that you speak of–there was an agreement that he would receive and an agreement that you would give. And nobody ever spoke it. That’s love. But who knew?
The Most Important Thing To Do Today
Don’t worry about what you ought to do. Worry about loving. Don’t interrogate heaven repeatedly and uselessly saying, “What course of action should I pursue?” Concentrate on loving instead.
Discerning
A beautiful meditation from Calvin University with prayers, reflections, and music about discerning God’s will.
Meditation for judgmental bastards like me. -Nadia Bolz-Weber
I love Nadia Bolz-Weber’s hilarious way of putting deep, wise things!
Looking down from the cross
Jesus cried out “Why have you forsaken me?” but there was more to what he said than we might know.
Listening to shame | Brené Brown
Link to the video of the talk, and the transcript. So much muchness.
Spiritual Exercises in Jayville by Joe Hoover
And I walk by the duck on the way to pray in front of Mary. To Jesus through Mary past Duck.