Last night after the Good Friday service, I couldn’t help but notice a beautiful full moon. On the way home, we went to the rest stop between Algoma and Kewaunee to stop and admire a beautiful moonrise over Lake Michigan…
On ‘the best way out’…
“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
On questions…
“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” – Naguib Mahfouz
On ‘your mission’…
Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you’re alive it isn’t. — Richard Bach
On life…
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
On friends…
“A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Despised and rejected…
“He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.”
On strength…
“He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.” – Lao Tzu
On leadership…
“To lead the people, walk behind them.” – Lao Tzu
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When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
These are the words to my favorite Good Friday hymn…
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?His dying crimson, like a robe,
Spreads o’er His body on the tree;
Then I am dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.Source: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
Good Friday…
From Jon Swanson’s blog…
Jesus Christ died. The son of God was crucified on a cross. We’ve heard the end of the story – He was raised again and lives forever.
But on Good Friday we celebrate His death. “Celebrate” sounds like the wrong word to use. Why should anyone be happy about such a cruel event? The reason we can celebrate is why Jesus died. Because of his death, our sins are forgiven. We don’t have to live under the troubling guilt of the wrongs we have done to others, to ourselves and to God. The consequences of our actions may well remain, but our internal guilt can be totally wiped away. God says in Isaiah 1:18, “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow.”
However, we need to turn away from actions that are keeping us from accepting God’s forgiveness. Acts 3:19 says, “Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.”
The movie, The Passion of the Christ will stay with me a long time. The scenes of the pain Jesus went through to die perhaps the worst possible death are very haunting. Seeing Jesus suffer truly did bring tears to my eyes. I would recommend that you watch the film, if you haven’t seen it yet. It’s good to ponder the cost that Jesus paid for our gain. Just going through Good Friday like any other day is all too easy to do, with the busyness of our lives. Take at least a few moments to reflect on what Jesus did for you and thank Him for it. Pause your routine and go to a different room or outside and express your feelings to God. Bask in His forgiveness.
Today is a Good Friday.
Source: Good Friday | 300 words a day
7 tips for a happy life
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ~Dalai Lama
via How to Create Joy Today: 7 Tips for a Happy Life | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In. Follow the ‘via’ link for the 7 tips…
On power…
Mastin Kipp of The Daily Love shares this…
If you are looking for reasons why you aren’t enough – you’ll most likely find them. If you look for reasons why you should quit – there are plenty of them there. If you look for reasons why it’s not working out – yup, you guessed it – that’s there, too. But, just because you find the evidence, this doesn’t mean it’s actually true. It just means you found something “out there” that, based on the meaning that you are giving events and circumstances, correlates with something you are looking for. The power here is that the MEANING we give the events of our lives is what controls the outcome – far greater than circumstance.
Go to the source if you’d like more…
Something sacred…
My blogging buddy David Kanigan shares this…
“To me, there’s something sacred about reading a blog post on someone else’s site. It’s like visiting a friend’s house for a quick meal ‘round the breakfast table. It’s personal — you’re in their space, and the environment is uniquely suited for idea exchange and uninterrupted conversation. In many ways, we should be treating our blogs like our breakfast tables. Be welcoming & gracious when you host, and kind & respectful when visiting.”
For me this is so true and I’m thankful for the treats I get at his ‘table’…
Take a leap into the dark!
“All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.”
– Henry Miller
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