Monday, November 4, 2024

island

 I needed to remind myself. It is not conformity or popularity I seek. The cross and the center of His will can be a very lonely place. No man is an island. Thomas Merton you had it right. The island is where I find myself. Trying to guard my heart. My tongue. I surrender every day. Praying it sticks. 

Learning to 

Not repay 

Disrespect 

With the

The like

Living out

The commandments

Gets harder 

By the day

The entitlement 

Of man

Seems to increase

With each dollar

Of added wealth

A wrong

Multiplied

By another

Whether justified

Leaves one

No better

Than the perpetrator 

Love me enough 

To give it

Away freely

17 comments:

  1. It’s interesting you wrote, “ It is not conformity or popularity I seek”
    I just was talking about that when it comes to my blog. As I talk more about God in my life I lose readers and do not gain followers. I get mean comments that I delete. I won’t stop. Must be the things I am writing about. I won’t conform.
    Keep on keeping on.

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  2. It is amazing how I feel these elections have seemed to divide us more than ever, praying that peace and common courtesy will find it's place in our country and world once again.

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  3. Just keep being you and you can't go wrong!

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  4. Being yourself is the prettiest thing you can be as those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

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  5. Nice words, being you is perfect!

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  6. Keeping our focus on Jesus should guide every one of our days. Who cares what others say to us or about us? We are God's children. Blessings!

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  7. Fazia tempo não te lia! Foi bom! abraços, chica

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  8. I need your email address. dpucci9972@gmail.com

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  9. Very well said. Beautiful.

    Have a blessed day and week, Regine. ♥

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  10. You worded that very well. We just have to please God and make Him pleased with us.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  11. This is very insightful and also very intense. I hope you are OK.

    Allie of
    www.allienyc.com

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  12. Dear RS,
    you are not alone in your longing to find meaning and goodness in the midst of injustice.
    Greetings!
    💐☀️🌿

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