The wisdom of Henri Nouwen lasts and lingers in the lives and souls of many throughout the decades. In the selection below he writes about transforming the desert of loneliness into the garden of life. To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of our loneliness and …
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March 20, 2021
Hmm? That date strikes a chord in my soul which sings “Alleluia!” The quotes below from various sources announce and broadcast “SPRING!” “Early spring is the time for vigorous change ….” — Henry Rollins “I enjoy the spring more than the autumn now. One does, I think, as one gets older.” — Virginia Woolf “Spring …
Careful Watch You Walk
Carol told me this yesterday went I went outside to run some errands. The directions/commands were needed because ice turned out driveway into an ice slide. She was my angel telling how to go. “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the …
Stick And Stones And Kind Words
On the one hand a childhood saying “Sticks and bones may hurt my bones, but words will never hurt me” spouts a lie. A wise person from the past wrote (Proverbs 12:25 NIV) “a kind word cheers a person up.” Kinds words uttered softly and liltingly can unlock closed minds and soften hard hearts. In …
A Smile
Thank you!’ “What a great job.” “That meal was great,” May I should not had a second helping. Kinds words have an effect which go beyond the moment and last for a long time. Kind words also bring a smile to a face. Kind words also cheer people up, as a wise writer wrote centuries …
Tell Me A Story
Stories engage, attract, teach, and connect. What is your favorite story and/or storyteller? I would love to hear them — send them to phillipfkapela@outlook.com , subject line: favorite story. My last two blogs shared memories, embarrassing moments with the intention to teach. This comes naturally to me because my dad was a story teller. As …
Powdered Sugar
On the one hand, powdered sugar sweetens life — the powdered donut, a tray of powdered brownies. On the other hand, powdered sugar on a black shirt or blouse lets others know that we have sinned! Maybe that is exaggerating, but it does show the wisdom of the effects of our actions are manifest to …
Spaghetti On My Shirt
Eating spaghetti which fell on my shirt was a “grace”moment. I have learned that God speaks in many places and through many persons. When my grand daughter was three, we were eating and some spaghetti went from my mouth to my golf shirt. My grand daughter walked quietly out of the dining room and quietly …
Live In the Moment Unless
Now! That statement in the imperative form demands attention and action. Now we live in the moment in which that word becomes a phrase and sometime emerges or erupts. The now emerges with gentle warmth and embrace such as the early morning warmth of flannel sheets, unless a down comforter. The now erupts when the …
Then Now
The time Between Now And Then Between Promise And Present Now I will Then We have A promise Is A present In The present. A gift Is Offered Then Accepted. Our freedom in Our country A gift To Do For Others What is Best Beneficial For All.
