Wise Selfishness – July 11, 2022
“We have to take care of ourselves without selfishly taking care of ourselves. If we don’t take care of ourselves, we cannot survive. We need to do that. We should have wise selfishness rather than foolish selfishness. Foolish selfishness means you just think only of yourself, don’t care about others, bully others, exploit others. In […]
Rest – July 8, 2022
“I see the longing and despair all around me, and I think of Christ lying in the boat with his head on a pillow while the waves toss their craft around. Everyone is frantic, thinking death itself has come for them, and the creator of the universe is fast asleep. Glory. Sometimes the appropriate response […]
Fear – July 7, 2022
“Find those who tell you Do not be afraid, yet stay close enough to tremble with you. This is a love.” –Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh, p. 90
Belonging – July 6, 2022
“Solidarity is a group that stands together, and would do so for its weakest member. It is that community which resists the intoxicating lie of individuality—we live for ourselves and by ourselves. Solidarity dismisses self-preservation in favor of a new way—to sense the injustice, need, or glory of any one part as the unflinching responsibility […]
