IF THE ONLY PRAYER YOU SAID IN YOUR LIFE WAS "THANK YOU", THAT WOULD SUFFICE. ~Meister Eckhart

Friday, March 3, 2006

03.03.06 month+day=year

Even when it hurts like hell, hold fast. The pain is the arrow coming out, not the arrow going in. Faith is not about trusting a God who will rescue you from arrows but trusting in the process. Faith will center you, not rescue you.

Today I am grateful...
  • that today I will strive to walk softly, humbly and lovingly, just in case a new comer is watching
  • that more than ever before in my life what you see is pretty much how I am
  • for Frostie grape soda. It had been years since I had that, yummmmmmmmmm.
  • for brand names. Sometimes those store brands just don't cut it.
  • that I figured out how to make business cards in MS Word
  • that Snowy and I were in and out of the state inspection place in ten minutes, despite the fact that my insurance card had expired. Thank God for fax machines!
If people don’t agree with you, so what? If people do agree with you, so what? Our program is one of suggestions, not conformity. I do not need to conform to be comfortable. “Comfortable” is conscious contact, not conscious copycat.

~Today's quotes from Pocket Sponsor

7 comments:

Rex said...

Love that bit about the pain and the arrow. Needed to hear that today. Thanks

JJ said...

Congratulations to you and snowy on passing inspection!
I see you,
JJ

BarbaraFromCalifornia said...

This is the very discussion I was having with my husband today.

Praying to God is not so much about getting the results we want, but knowing where to turn for comfort and support. Sometimes we hang on by a thread, and others for dear life, but in not letting go at this time is when we can truly grow.

P.S. THank you for teaching me how to post pictures! I have another one up now of Astro and me! You walked me through it step by step, and it worked! (sound familiar?)

Mary Christine said...

Thanks for that reasonable, and very very sober post.

lash505 said...

Amen brother.

Gooey Munster said...

I always enjoy what you post. Somehow I can find it applyng to my life, today.

JJ said...

Let's have a party at Blue's place. It's been a long time.
I see you,
JJ