Gratitude
Passing It On
01/Jul/08 Filed in: Gratitude
It is the most wonderful blessing to be relieved
of the terrible curse with which I was afflicted.
My health is good and I have regained my
self-respect and the respect of my colleagues. My
home life is ideal and my business is as good as
can be expected in these uncertain times.
I spend a great deal of time passing on what I have learned to others who want and need it badly. I do it for four reasons:
1. Sense of duty.
2. It is a pleasure.
3. Because in doing so I am paying my debt to the man who took time to pass it on to me.
4. Because every time I do it I take out a little more insurance for myself against a possible slip.
I spend a great deal of time passing on what I have learned to others who want and need it badly. I do it for four reasons:
1. Sense of duty.
2. It is a pleasure.
3. Because in doing so I am paying my debt to the man who took time to pass it on to me.
4. Because every time I do it I take out a little more insurance for myself against a possible slip.
—Dr. Bob
And Be Thankful
18/May/08 Filed in: Gratitude
Put on
then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,
compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and
patience, forbearing one another and, if one has
a complaint against another, forgiving each
other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also
must forgive. And above all these put on love,
which binds everything together in perfect
harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your
hearts, to which indeed you were called in the
one body.
And be thankful.
And be thankful.
—Colossians 3 (RSV)
Thorns Have Roses
09/Apr/08 Filed in: Prayer
There are times when we're in over our heads,
when life seems to be a long, drawn-out crisis.
We can't solve it. There seems to be no escape.
Such problems will weigh on our minds
continually, going round and round in our heads
until we become engulfed in despair.
This is a time to pray. It might be the Serenity Prayer. Or perhaps, "Thank You, God, for reminding me that thorns have roses." There is good even in the darkest troubles. Romans 8:28 tells us that "... we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."
Painful experiences come from the thorns that wound us; they cause us to to forget the roses. Yet, we cannot expect to enjoy life's beauty, fragrance, and color without life's thorny challenges.
This is a time to pray. It might be the Serenity Prayer. Or perhaps, "Thank You, God, for reminding me that thorns have roses." There is good even in the darkest troubles. Romans 8:28 tells us that "... we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."
Painful experiences come from the thorns that wound us; they cause us to to forget the roses. Yet, we cannot expect to enjoy life's beauty, fragrance, and color without life's thorny challenges.
—Anonymous