A few words of wisdom: 2008

Monday, November 3, 2008

Your actions do not only affect you

In a book by Tracie Peterson called Silent Star, this is writen:

People is pain often do not understand the wounds they give others. They lash out, cutting and maining. Mindless of their actions because they are blinded by the anguish that fills their souls.

It is true. How often do we hurt someone because we have ourselves been hurt. If a wrong has been done to us we lash out at our friends simlpy because they are there for us, often harming or ruining relationships and friendships.

In the same book it is writen:

Jesus knows the wound others have given you. He knows it’s depth and width. He knows the pain. But he also knows how to mend this wound – how to make your heart whole again.

This is also true. so next time you find yourself hurting, turn the situation over to God. It will prevent further harm from being done to you and those that are most important in your life.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

finding true freeedom

I found this prayer after many attempts and web searches.

God of justice, God of mercy, bless all those who are surprised with pain this day from suffering caused by their own weakness or that of others. Let what we suffer teach us to be merciful; let our sins teach us to forgive. This we ask through the intercession of Jesus and all who died forgiving those who oppressed them.

Amen

By Phyllis Tickle

a short version of this prayer was printed in Lynn Austins book (All she ever wanted)

Let what we suffer teach us to be merciful, Let our sins teach us to forgive.

Monday, June 16, 2008

The prayer

A prayer I wrote for when you arestrugling to accept something:

The prayer

Thank you lord for the gift of life,
Thank you lord for the gift of fellowship.

I pray this day that you will help me walk the straight and narrow path,
That you would help me live my life for you, in every aspect,
And though I may not understand why you let certain things happen, that you would help me put all my trust in you,
knowing that you are in control and that whatever happens it is part of your master plan.

Help me have the faith of a true believer,
The faith of David,
Who even when facing a giant put his trust in you and won the battle.
And when we face our own giants,
Help us put all our trust in you,
Knowing you are the creator and sustainer of all life, and that through you all things are possible.

I pray that you use me to do your greater good,
For I am your servant, and you are my master.

And I will be obedient to your instruction knowing that all things work out in the end for those who trust you and are called according to your purpose.

Amen

May it help you as much as it has helped me.

My favourite sayings

A gold medal is a wonderful thing, but if you aren't enough with it, you'll never be enough with it. Cool Runnings (the movie).
As a dog returs to his vimit, so a fool returns to his folly. Lynn Austin.
But the one thing that has power comlpetely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he has power. Allen Paton.
Courage is not the absence of fear. It is doing the right thing, even in the presence of fear. Best of the best 2.
Forgiveness is a process , not a descision. Me.
Happiness id being content with what we have. Author unknown.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination. Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you have never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth. Father Alfred D'Souza.
He is no fool whogives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot loose. Jim Elliot.
I am immotral until I have done everything God has for me to do. Hulio Ruibal.
It's not where you are, it's who you're with.
Never forget your past,, it has made you who you are today. Me.
Snow's alright on a fine morning, but I like to be in bed when it's falling. J.R.R Tolkien.
Some birds aren't meant to be caged, their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice, but still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they are gone. The Shawshank Redemption (The movie).
The rest of those who have gone before us cannot steady the unrest of those to follow. Finding Forrester (the movie).
The safest place to be is in the will of God. Lynn Austin.
The true beauty of christ's love shines throught our lives. Lynn Austin.
The wide wold is all around you, you can fence yourself in, bu you canot forever fence it out. J.R.R Tolkien.
We have freedom of choice, not freedom of consequence. Unknown author.
WE wouldn't know sweet if it weren't for sour. Wouldn't know the answers without any questions, nor God's saving hand without something to be saved out of. Leisha Kelly.
When lifes more questions than answers, look to the Lord who knows all the questions and has all the answers. Me.
When someone so great once was, then someone so great will always be. Freak the mighty.
While the past is important to remember, one must not let it comsume the preaent. Me
Who knows for what we live, and strugle and die? Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. BUt this, the purpose of our lives, and the end of our strugle, is beyond all human wisdom. Allen Paton.
You don't choose your family. Theyn are God's gift to you, as you are to them. Desmond Tutu.

prayers I like

Dear Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labour and not to seek reward, save that of knowing that I do your will. Ignatius of Loyola.
God of justice, God of mercy, bless all those who are surprised with pain this day from suffering caused by their own weakness or that of others. Let what we suffer teach us to be merciful; let our sins teach us to forgive. This we ask through the intercession of Jesus and all who died forgiving those who oppressed them. Phyllis Tickle.
Lord make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, let me sow pardon. Where there is doubt, let me sow faith. Where is despair, let me give hope. Where there is darkness, let me give light. Where there is sadness, let me give joy. Grant that I may not try to be comforted, but to comfort; not try to be understood, but to understand; not try to be loved, but to love. Because it is in giving that we receive, in forgiving that we are forgiven, and in dying that we are born to eternal life. Francis of Assisi.
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace. May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain in to joy. And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done. From a Franciscan Benediction.

A few words of wisdom