Hope

As we walk through our lives we must continue to search for what hope there is.  We have a duty to not only search, but to create hope for others.  In our daily lives look for places to create hope for others and in their eyes hope will develop for you.  For God knows that in others hope we create our own hope.  

Take a break

Can you imagine a day where all you have to do is relax?  Relaxation in which you feel no pressure, no guilt, and can face the next day with the most energy possible.  The value of a Sabbath is amazingly powerful in a human life.  Learning to relax as well as we work and play is a skill that our ancestors found and respected.  I am not saying we need to halt all society one day a week, but learn how to halt all things that make you worry and stress one day a week.  In this peace we hear our inner thoughts, we hear God, and we can hear our neighbors in need.  Take time for yourself, take a Sabbath and know that you are able to relax completely.

Grace and Enthusiastic Peace

Finding Peace in any Moment

In our constantly faster moving society it is important to step back and breathe from time to time. In this relaxing we will notice God around us. I realize this post is a lot like yesterday, but in worldly stress it is very important to continually remind yourself of God's peace.

I pray for each of you a moment of peace in your day.

Peace for the day

Take time this day to recognize where God creates peace around you. Find peace in all parts of the day. Know that you are loved.

Amen

Radical Hospitality

I was in awe of the phrase "Radical Hospitality" when I first heard it preached on. It is strange what it means to be hospitable radically. To give no fear of first impressions, to want to know someones soul when you meet them, and then to forgive all past transgressions for the current conversation. In this one act you can move mountains, change worlds, and create a kingdom on earth. Imagine if every place of worship you entered was so radically hospitable that you felt like you were at home with the divine the second you entered. Imagine communities that overwhelmed their new visitors with "Radical Hospitality." If we can learn how to invite in the foreign, the strange, the new, or the truly divine then we will be closer to God in that moment than we were the moment before. For in each act of "Radical Hospitality" we in turn invite God to enter our heart that much more.

God's Beauty

Sometimes in crazy lives we forget that the world is much bigger than us. We forget that the trees have been here much longer than us and that this Universe is much older than us. It is important that we as humans take time to respect our mortality and be in awe at the beauty of creation. A beauty that shows God's divine presence all around us. It is in this presence that we can feel purified again and free from all those things that separate us from God. So my message today is short...

Enjoy the beauty of nature and let in cleanse you so that you may know God better.


May God grant you Grace, Peace, and the ability to see the divine everywhere

Console Others

In this culture of want we so often want to be consoled. We look to media or to friends to give us this consolation about the injustices we have faced. Each time we look to these sources they do not truly listen they hear and try and offer solutions. In truth what we are looking for is hope that tomorrow will be better, no matter the injustice we have faced today.

The response we get from our constant whining has become a horrible cycle of whining and quick fixes. So many times we see Doctors treating the symptoms of a disease, a banker providing more debt to cure debt relief, or a person providing a quick donation to relieve the guilt of not working to change the world.

Is it time that we start to console the world instead of searching for consolation. The only way to provide real solutions is to provide hope of change. If we can prevent ourselves from listening to whining about that one thing and instead work with someone to find a solution we may console the world just a little bit. It is time that instead of a quick fix, we offer a loving and God filled way to heal the world.

Grace and Peace and Hope