If you be angry… act in love! The political climate is crazy. There's so much to talk about. I can easily be angry. I so want to post a meme or spout off about a number of events!! But yet, I am constrained by my own credo- "Is what I am about to say or do done in love? Does it ascribe unsurpassable worth to others? Does it increase in others an ability to ascribe that same love to those they are in relationship with?" In Mark 3 Jesus met a man with a shriveled hand. This man was not born with a shriveled hand. The original Greek word is a verb, it became shriveled. In the course of living his hand lost function and was of no use anymore. He asked the law keepers and law makers, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath, to do good or to do evil?” They remained silent. (because in their understanding of the law to do anything on the Sabbath was to do evil, therefore doing good on the Sabbath was also doing evil, this question was e...
Compassion is the pathway to mercy. Mercy is the dwelling place of grace. Grace is the divine empowerment to be who I am and to act from that identity. Grace is an unmerited gift bestowed upon me. It is available for all who seek it.