Am I Trustworthy? – Dec. 5, 2019
“We do not even have to ask if another will prove himself trustworthy. The question for each of us is “Am I trustworthy?” Is there within me a strength that lets me be unafraid? Can I allow myself to be present to another because I can trust my response and know that I am able […]
Not to Be Afraid – Dec. 2, 2019
“When I reflect deeply on my life and what I really want, it is not to be afraid. When I am afraid, I am miserable. I play it safe. I restrict myself. I hide the talent of me in the ground. I am not deeply alive—the depths of me are not being expressed… When I […]
In Jesus’ Name – Nov. 22, 2019
“The desire to be relevant and successful will gradually disappear, and our only desire will be to say with our whole being to our brothers and sisters of the human race, “You are loved. There is no reason to be afraid.”” –Henri Nouwen, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership, pg. 41
Learning to Love – Aug. 12, 2019
This week, all quotations come from the collection of Gordon Cosby’s sermons titled By Grace Transformed (New York: Crossroad Publishing Co., 1999). “Some of us have been greatly loved through the years, and we still do not know how to love in this way… There are some people who have had no security at all—some […]
