Luke 11:33-36
My Dad loved to read books. He was amazing, he went through books lightening fast. He had a veracious appetite for reading and learning and he liked to share their knowledge and wisdom. Invariably he would come to me and offer a book I had to read. Jonathan Livingston Seagull was one such book when it was thee book to read. Another was The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. We spoke of that book at some length. We realized how powerful it is to hear words of encouragement and get positive feedback not only from others but from yourself. Your subconscious listens intently to what your conscience mind says. A young mind listens well to whether a parent says the child is loved versus being told they are stupid or an idiot. It was a good book. It remains with me today just like the love of my Dad.
This reading reminds me of my Dad and the computer axiom of, "junk in, junk out". Fill your body with light and that is what it will emit. Fill your body with darkness and that is what you will emit.
Glancing over my Facebook page I ran across an acquaintance whose posting was filled with hate, vitriol, negativity and the like. I want nothing to do with that. When you allow yourself to go down that path, that's all you will see. I choose a different path and I think you should too.
The path of which I speak is one of pure light and love. Seeing the good around you and in every situation. It is not necessarily Christian per se but definitely enlightened and acknowledges all the good in God's created world and in people, especially those around us. When we look outward to see goodness in others, I will seek out the positive examples available, not the wretched fools who have succumbed to negativism and even evil.
I have a coworker who is very enlightened about what food she puts in her body. She knows good from bad and eats accordingly. This is a good analogy to what I am speaking of in a spiritual way. What incredible care we should take in what we feed our minds, our heart and our soul.
The gay community was fed with an incredible dose of goodness and recognition of their worth yesterday with the Supreme court decisions that were handed down. We are worthy citizens of this great nation. Not second class citizens but full citizens. How many of us have been stunted emotionally and spiritually by being told we are not worthy, that we are 'intrinsically disordered'? Is this the 'food' that the church of our loving God would put forth? Do not allow yourself to be filled with such darkness. This kind of darkness reveals the darkness that is within the church.
Live in the light of love. Let the light of Christ in and emanate such brilliance that you remain a shining star.
This reading reminds me of my Dad and the computer axiom of, "junk in, junk out". Fill your body with light and that is what it will emit. Fill your body with darkness and that is what you will emit.
Glancing over my Facebook page I ran across an acquaintance whose posting was filled with hate, vitriol, negativity and the like. I want nothing to do with that. When you allow yourself to go down that path, that's all you will see. I choose a different path and I think you should too.
The path of which I speak is one of pure light and love. Seeing the good around you and in every situation. It is not necessarily Christian per se but definitely enlightened and acknowledges all the good in God's created world and in people, especially those around us. When we look outward to see goodness in others, I will seek out the positive examples available, not the wretched fools who have succumbed to negativism and even evil.
I have a coworker who is very enlightened about what food she puts in her body. She knows good from bad and eats accordingly. This is a good analogy to what I am speaking of in a spiritual way. What incredible care we should take in what we feed our minds, our heart and our soul.
The gay community was fed with an incredible dose of goodness and recognition of their worth yesterday with the Supreme court decisions that were handed down. We are worthy citizens of this great nation. Not second class citizens but full citizens. How many of us have been stunted emotionally and spiritually by being told we are not worthy, that we are 'intrinsically disordered'? Is this the 'food' that the church of our loving God would put forth? Do not allow yourself to be filled with such darkness. This kind of darkness reveals the darkness that is within the church.
Live in the light of love. Let the light of Christ in and emanate such brilliance that you remain a shining star.
‘No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar, but on the lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light; but if it is not healthy, your body is full of darkness. Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness. If then your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays.’
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