Again Seeker
Anne Lamott’s words smacked me in the head. “My pastor, Veronica, said yesterday that God constantly tells us to rejoice, but to do that, to get ’joice back, we need to have had joy before. And it’s never been needed as badly as now, when the world is hurting so badly, because joy is medicine.”…
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A friend of mine once got me so excited about giving up something for Lent, I couldn’t wait until Ash Wednesday. At the time, I don’t think I even understood what Lent was. I’m not sure, even now, I absolutely comprehend the liturgical time of repentance. But my spirit tells me it’s important. It took…
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Replete, from the Latin verb plēre, means “to fill.” Because we know that the Latin prefix “re” means back or again, it makes sense that replete would mean “to fill again.” But it doesn’t. According to Merriam-Webster: “Replete is the synonym of choice when fullness is accompanied by a sense of satiety.” It’s the perfect word…
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There’s no again here. That’s right, no again. I haven’t been here before. For 364 days, agains have come to me sometimes by magic. Sometimes when I thought they wouldn’t. Sometimes when I thought I was making them up. (Seriously, retoast?) They’ve taken me deep. They’ve left me eager to learn more. They’ve taken me…
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I’ve learned a lot about rest over this past year. Sometimes it’s a nap. I remember being a little kid and crying for no reason at all. When you’re a kid you cannot always tell if you are hungry, flat out grumpy, sleepy, or mad. Once when my mom and I had a stubborn standoff…
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Chasing agains has been a little like trying to find the end of a rainbow. About the time I think I’ve chased them all and I’m about to find the actual pot of gold, the rainbow either disappears or seems further away. I’ve come to the conclusion, that agains are part of the human condition.…
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Basically it means to question again. Last night, I finished a book that had been on my reading list for a while. It is “Wait, What? And Life’s Other Essential Questions,” by James E. Ryan. Ryan presents five essential questions that helped him get through life. I was inspired by them. I was especially inspired…
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Reflection is a thought, idea, or opinion formed or a remark made as a result of meditation. That’s what I’ve been doing and will be doing — meditating on this blog to form an opinion or idea about what my next steps will be. I turned to my statistics. I found it interesting that the…
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It’s here. Christmas Day. The day for which Advent expectantly hopes is fulfilled. For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called Wonderful Adviser, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 6:9, NET Let there be rejoicing and gladness and hope and…
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The story of Ruth and her mother-in-law, Naomi, was nearly my undoing during the Wine, Women, and Jesus bible study. (To learn more about that go to The Marcella Project by Dr. Jackie Roese.) As I studied Ruth, I realized more and more how God provided for Naomi. And how the story of Ruth is…
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