Value-Truth
Writer and scholar C.S. Lewis reminds us that what looks best is when we stop worrying about looking good and start focusing on doing our best:
“The sword glitters not because the swordsman set out to make it glitter but because he is fighting for his life and therefore moving it very quickly.”
Source: Surprised by Joy
“The sword glitters not because the swordsman set out to make it glitter but because he is fighting for his life and therefore moving it very quickly.”
Source: Surprised by Joy
James Clear • 3-2-1: On waiting to judge, the value of teaching, and learning how to lose
Litany of Humility
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the... See more
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the... See more
Litany of Humility - Ascension
Those who need reasons to feel good never run out of needs.
there is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer; for there is no such flatterer as is a man’s self, and there is no such remedy against flattery of a man’s self, as the liberty of a friend.
Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty?
We believe.
Do you believe in Christ Jesus, the Son of God, who
was born of the Virgin Mary, and was crucified under
Pontius Pilate, and was dead and buried, and rose
again the third day, alive from the dead, and ascended
into heaven, and sat at the right hand of the Father,
and will come to judge the living and... See more
We believe.
Do you believe in Christ Jesus, the Son of God, who
was born of the Virgin Mary, and was crucified under
Pontius Pilate, and was dead and buried, and rose
again the third day, alive from the dead, and ascended
into heaven, and sat at the right hand of the Father,
and will come to judge the living and... See more
PRAYER
for the church to work for the common good and benefit of all people
for deep care, bold love, and rich community to be experienced in the church
for elders and other leaders
PRAYER — WC 14.2
Ancient of Days, I don't have enough days in my lifetime to see the complete fulfillment of your kingdom vision. But give me the faith to embrace and act on... See more
for the church to work for the common good and benefit of all people
for deep care, bold love, and rich community to be experienced in the church
for elders and other leaders
PRAYER — WC 14.2
Ancient of Days, I don't have enough days in my lifetime to see the complete fulfillment of your kingdom vision. But give me the faith to embrace and act on... See more
“Optimum elige, suave et facile illud faciet consuetudo.”
“Choose the best, and habit will make it pleasant and easy.”
Optimum elige = Choose the best.
suave et facile = pleasant and easy.
illud faciet consuetudo = habit/custom will make it so.
It’s a classical maxim on the power of habit: what is hard at first becomes natural and even delightful through repeated practice.
Most arguments are ego competitions disguised as truth-seeking.
Learning to say “you’re probably right” will save you a lot of time and energy.
Learning to say “you’re probably right” will save you a lot of time and energy.
Wishful thinking doesn’t lead to successful skydiving, a working parachute does.