GOD THOUGHTS

Monday, August 19, 2013

I need to walk closer to God. I need to keep my channels open. I need to listen.

It's amazing how when I am most in need, those who walk close to God, or who listen very clearly in their hearts, will reach out to me. I don't see it as a coincidence.

There are people in my life who I love fiercely and blindly. People who I care for and want to protect. I extend myself to these people as much as I can, but when I see others of faith reaching back to me, it makes me wonder if I am really listening. Not just to the people I love and care about, but to that Spirit that lives inside of us. Am I listening to that still, small voice? Am I truly hearing the plights of others, or am I simply responding to what I see in the world around me?

TRUTH

"We are all pilgrims together, wending through unknown country, home."
~ Fra Giovanni Giocondo

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."

~ Timothy 4:12

"If then your whole body is flooded with light, and no corner of it is darkness, it will be completely illuminated as when a lamp's rays engulf you."
~ Luke 11:36

"Perfection consists in doing His will, in being what He wants us to be.... Later, when perfection made its appearance to me, I understood that in order to become a Saint you have to suffer a lot, always be in search of what is the most perfect, and forget yourself."
~ St. Therese of Lisieux

"Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world."
~ The Buddha

"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that is may benefit those who listen."

~ Ephesians 4:29

"Religion should unite all hearts and cause wars and disputes to vanish from the face of the earth; it should give birth to spirituality, and bring light and life to every soul."
~ Bahá’u’lláh