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This is where I’ve been for the past few days - in my garage purging - seminary notes, papers, assigned readings, and the more personal letters and journals I’ve saved over the years. It has been emotionally draining and physically exhausting. At the same time, invigorating and sort of life giving. For once I am not planning to just remove only to replace. From now on I do that work - this work of purging and letting go - at the first encounter. Sermon notes? Discarded after preaching. Bills and statements? Trashed after paying. Handwritten letters and cards? Not so fast. Those are harder to discard though these days they are few and far between received. I’ve held on to some treasured ones and I’ll probably continue to do so. But all my own hand-written notes and journals? Ugh I’ve read for the last time all I want to read of my young, quite immature self. #cloudsofwitnessesshredded #40yearsofpaper #treasurewhereheartis #needseminaryclassnotesnolonger #iknowwhatiknowaboutdoctrine #handwrittenletterssaved #cloudsofwitnessestotherecyclebinThese #cloudsofwitnesses along with this morning’s psalm gave me needed encouragement to keep at it - a reminder from the Lord’s skies that I walk and tarry and try and live and love and grieve and try again to do and be what God has called me to do and be for self, for other and for God’s church. #cloudsofwitnessesheal #neveralone #psalterwisdom #disciplewannabe #dwellinword Psalm 90:1 Lord, you have been our refuge from one generation to another. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born, from age to age you are God. 14 Satisfy us by your loving-kindness in the morning; so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. 15 Make us glad by the measure of the days that you afflicted us and the years in which we suffered adversity. 16 Show your servants your works * and your splendor to their children. 17 May the graciousness of the Lord our God be upon us; * prosper the work of our hands; prosper our handiwork.Finally repurposed one HP, one Macintosh, 2 Compaq’s, two Dells, one MacBook, one Dell laptop, three printers, two Zipdrives and an assortment of iPods , cell phones, keyboards, remote controls, two LG monitors, and more…it was a sort of letting go and letting God moment - all had been stored in basement over 20 years - thinking I’d download everything on all of them but never did. Hard drives destroyed on site and now all donated to this fabulous non profit, ewasteCollective - an environmental charity committed to household electronics and computer recycling - giving away refurbished computers to those in need, schools and other non-profits. #agoodthing #abouttime #whatwasiholdingonto #community #disposableculturenot #cloudsofwitnessesrecyclers- Follow Trinity Seasons EPISTLES on WordPress.com
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By jove, by heart – I would if I could
Hebrews 4:12 Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13And before him … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Common Prayer, childhood, church, context, Faith, hear, lectionary readings, scripture, see, WORD, worship
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Head in the clouds, hearing with my heart
Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, … Continue reading
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Tagged cloud of witnesses, God, hear, lectionary readings, pray, worship, yoga
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Truth and Witness from a Bed of Clouds
Acts 12:6 The very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison. 7Suddenly an angel of the … Continue reading
Steadfast, relentless love
My son and I were working on a fix-it project the other day. The interest and capability to fix things around the house, in the car, all things mechanical or things that require assembly – well, that I inherited from my … Continue reading
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Tagged abba father, forgiveness, hear, Holy Spirit, lectionary readings, Psalm, scripture, WORD
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Today’s headlines, today’s Word
I begin my days in God’s Word. Though I retrieve the morning newspaper to read at some point ( I still prefer printed vs electronic versions), I no longer allow my eyes to glance the headlines before getting to a … Continue reading
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Tagged context, God, hear, lectionary readings, scripture, time, WORD
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Longing
Matthew 13:17 17 Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it. Have you ever longed for something? … Continue reading
