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It’s way harder than it looks

Pile of trash with personal belongings

 

(photo above: trying to imagine what someone is going through that they would just dump this in public)

 

Illegal trash dumping at construction site near Disney World

 

(photo above: The donkeys here are in the background if you look closely)

Thank you to the generous people who donate their precious time and energy to Youth Ministry.

It’s way harder than it looks.

Volunteered for a few years teaching Catechism to Elementary students. A serious challenge for the inexperienced – and was totally inexperienced.

Had to un-volunteer. Wasn’t equipped to continue. Far too challenging for what little bandwidth remained on Wednesdays 6:45pm – 8:00pm.

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World class forgiveness is the only way to free ourselves

Flower Garden in Allentown, PA

 

(photo: 30 years ago, a wedding party took some wonderful photos here – revisited the place because it was only a jog away from Cedarbrook Nursing home)

Is it possible that when we are angry and unwilling to forgive someone could it really be possible that we are actually angry with ourselves?

If we are unwilling to forgive ourselves, we will never be able to forgive others.

We unknowingly channel our discontent with ourselves into our outward behaviors to others.

Wish it wasn’t true.

The only antidote is to accept this, admit it, spend serious time (possibly years) rethinking, reprioritizing, and then recommitting to forgiving ourselves.

World class forgiveness is the only way to free ourselves. For good.

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Humbled by the spiritual aging process

Picnic pavilion at Assisted Living Facility

 

(photo: Can’t stop thinking about their Faith)

Humbled by the spiritual aging process.

Does our spiritual and emotional well being work as an immune system?

Are we willing to live today with the same type of humility and servant hood as that of a person confined to the walls and halls of a nursing home?

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