To truly appreciate Life we need the blessings, we need the lessons of the mystery of Love. “Jesus comes not in a tumult, but as silently as sunshine floods the fields, as sweetly as the flower breathes its perfume” [1] He holds our hands, He wipes our tears, He soothes our hearts, He frees ourContinue reading “Even More Meek and Humble”
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More More Meek and Humble
Jesus is a humble spirit Starting with no cradle. “The poorest waif, the beggar’s child, can at least claim a crib, but Jesus shared the straw of the hillside beast.” [1] He had a submissive attitude, He turned the other cheek, He allowed trespassing, He demanded service. He suggested we follow his lead “… learnContinue reading “More More Meek and Humble”
More Meek and Humble
Start with humility “Learn of me because I am meek and humble of heart” [1] What Jesus suggests is doable, with our commitment God sanctifies with grace “Jesus lived in obscurity; poor, unknown, forgotten, submissive to all; without the acclamations of a crowd” [2] His service was to all from washing feet to dying onContinue reading “More Meek and Humble”
Putting Up With
Community is putting up with and taking care of with kindness and patience. “Patience bears calamities with constancy and calmness and submits to the will of God.”[1] Love is kind, Love is grateful, Love is pleasant. [2] The marginalized endure abandonment and heartlessness. Their forbearance and unassuming meekness changes hearts and lives. Love is alwaysContinue reading “Putting Up With”
Meek and Humble
“Treat Jesus as a real person… Put heart into our prayers, and have a personal feeling…”[1] Being with Jesus is not hard, He is our kind and gentle brother. Just be meek and humble in prayer. The meek and humble call upon God with heart-felt holiness: repentant, enlightened, and sanctified. “Proud people are curious, envious,Continue reading “Meek and Humble”
Meek
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. The kind and gentle will persist, continue to have compassion, they will always yield to neighbor and obey the union of wills. The kind of heart form endless bonds, the gentle of spirit promote symbiotic relationships benefitting all those involved. Meekness is not intuitive. ItContinue reading “Meek”