Forwarded from Thieves Of Wonders️️️ (Scott Metcalf)
“When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself, in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, ‘Stay awhile.’ The light flows from their branches. And they call again, ‘It’s simple,’ they say, and you too have come into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine."
~Mary Oliver
especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself, in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, ‘Stay awhile.’ The light flows from their branches. And they call again, ‘It’s simple,’ they say, and you too have come into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine."
~Mary Oliver
Forwarded from Filling Our Cups With Hope
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Psalm 57:5
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Romans 11:36
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
Psalm 115:1
Psalm 57:5
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Romans 11:36
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
Psalm 115:1
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions--if he comes to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.
Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.
Colossians 4:10-14
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.
Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.
Colossians 4:10-14
Cultivating Christian Connectedness: Colossians 4:10–14, Part 1 | Desiring God
https://www.desiringgod.org/labs/cultivating-christian-connectedness
https://www.desiringgod.org/labs/cultivating-christian-connectedness
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Cultivating Christian Connectedness: Colossians 4:10–14, Part 1
How do the greetings in Paul’s letters serve the connectedness of the church? And how might Christians better greet one another in Christ today?
Agonizing in Prayer to the Point of Pain: Colossians 4:10–14, Part 2 | Desiring God
https://www.desiringgod.org/labs/agonizing-in-prayer-to-the-point-of-pain
https://www.desiringgod.org/labs/agonizing-in-prayer-to-the-point-of-pain
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Agonizing in Prayer to the Point of Pain: Colossians 4:10–14, Part 2
Christians should labor in prayer. They should be like athletes in prayer who struggle for the glory of God and the good of others.