Paradox of provision: You can’t run over if you don’t run through.
You can’t receive the wisdom to give to others if you don’t go through your weakness and adversity.
Tag Archives: mercy
A lesson on class and leadership from First Lady Michelle Obama
“Family motto: “When they go low; we go high.”
Quote: …even as we are caught in a web…
…and as I slowly made my way home I understood that even as we are caught in a web of hurt and brokenness, we’re also in a web of healing and mercy. ~ Bryan Stevenson (from Just Mercy)
We Need to Talk About An Injustice
“I believe the opposite of poverty is justice.” Bryan Stevenson https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice?language=en# In an engaging and personal talk — with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks — human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America’s justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country’s blackContinueContinue reading “We Need to Talk About An Injustice”
Quote: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.
Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done. My work with the poor and the incarcerated has persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice. Finally, I’ve come to believeContinueContinue reading “Quote: Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.”
Poem: BITTERSWEET by Rumi
BITTERSWEET by Rumi
I yearn for happiness
I ask for help
I want mercy
And my love says:
Look at me and hear me
Because I am here
Just for that
{Click to read full poem.}
Poem: BITTERSWEET by Rumi
BITTERSWEET by Rumi
I yearn for happiness
I ask for help
I want mercy
And my love says:
Look at me and hear me
Because I am here
Just for that
{Click to read full poem.}
ACAD – Praise: Psalm 145
Everything the Lord does is right. He is loyal to all he has made.
The Lord is close to everyone who prays to him, to all who truly pray to him.
He gives those who respect him what they want. He listens when they cry, and he saves them.
The Lord protects everyone who loves him, but he will destroy the wicked.
I will praise the Lord. Let everyone praise his holy name forever. {Click to read full chapter.}
Song & Verse: MERCY SAID “NO” by CeCe Winans
If ever there was a song that did a heart and spirit good in a melancholy moment. I hope it blesses you too.Shawnda MERCY SAID “NO!” by CeCe Winans https://youtu.be/Z_SjhKJgqGg?si=zVreEnRT_J_CtZRi I was just a child, when I felt the Savior leadingI was drawn to what I could not understandAnd for the cause of Christ, I haveContinueContinue reading “Song & Verse: MERCY SAID “NO” by CeCe Winans”
Women in the Bible: RUTH
Ruth is the leading character in this book, which is named after her. The name Ruth means “mercy.” The story shows that God’s grace and mercy extend beyond Israel to include all peoples.
The religious truths found in this book relate more to practical life than to abstract theology. Loyalty, love, kindness, the value of persons, and the need to understand one another stand out. In the midst of the chaos then in the land, meaning could be found by returning to the first principles of simple truth. The book of Ruth tells us that no matter how bad things may be, goodness can exist, if we are willing to make the effort. [Follow the link to read the full article.]
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