When riddled with doubt have faith Faith submits Truth and shares the Greater Good thus trust leads to Hope Hope’s constancy creates loyalty with obedience In the face of fear be not afraid Detachment stands in the stream again and again Acceptance fosters bridges disdains walls Beauty has been restored Transformed by practice all willContinue reading “Indifference”
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XVI The Tower
(Pearls from Hermes) Unintended consequences disrupt all plans, foster abandonment, and threaten downfall. “Woe to those who do not fear, He puts down the mighty, He scatters the arrogant, He sends away the rich.”[1] Boundaries will be breached and towers will be struck down. Just like death and birth and destiny and evolution. In theContinue reading “XVI The Tower”
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”
Yield “Squared”
Yield to yield… Grant to bear – Bear to grant Submitting is to surrender with resignation and deference Yield to yield… Give to grow – Grow to give Cultivating is to nurture with detachment and indifference Yield to yield… Love to live – Live to love Harvesting is to provide with fruition and blossoming
The Gift
The give of gift is in giving. Outside of needs and wants, inclusive of gentle kindness. Present with a present. The presenter surrenders and yields and asks to graciously receive. The receiver’s reception is in receiving The gift enjoins community, affirms with acceptance. Submission freely submits. The submitter does not demand a quid pro quo,Continue reading “The Gift”
Poor in Spirit
Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of God[1] Conventional wisdom suggests poor in spirit is humbleness – unconditional empathy. It’s accepting powerlessness… life is not what’s in it for me and love is non-competitive. It’s receptive to the spirit… selflessness is untouched by sin and resistant to all judgment. It’sContinue reading “Poor in Spirit”
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”
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