Tag: spirituality
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a word about sorrow
Sorrow and suffering are a big part of this life and cannot be avoided. If we say this ought not to be so, shall we also say, “God has made a mistake in allowing them”? Personally, I’d like to avoid any more sorrow. However, I read: Suffering either leads to a better self, or it…
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resting
A situation came up and I took a break from blogging – until today, when I read the following in my devotional, followed by the daily verse app. “Come unto Me and I will give you rest.” “Not–I will put you to bed and hold your hand and sing you to sleep; but –I will…
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the fixer
For all my fellow Martha’s. We organize. We get things done. We’re the glue that keeps families and work groups together and functioning. We look ahead and prepare for all sorts of contingencies. The world around us will collapse if not for us. Why us? Perhaps it is our given gifts or personality. Perhaps we…