We wait, starving for moments of high magic to inspire us, but life is full of common enchantment waiting for our alchemist’s eyes to notice. — Jacob Nordby
Christianity
Pursue Joy
Spiritual and emotional growth happens in microscopic increments. — David Brooks
It’s great to have big goals and dreams, but they can sometimes steal from the present. There is no room for anything but THE MISSION. The world tarnishes. You begin to feel impoverished.
Keep Community
The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together
When life is difficult, it’s hard to keep community. You want to curl into yourself, pretend everything is all right. Wear the mask, you tell yourself. The smile frozen in place; everything is fine, just fine. An escape out the door before the face crinkles into tears.
Find a Quiet Place
You’re my quiet place of retreat;
I wait for Your Word to renew me.
— Psalm 119:114, The Message
Do One Thing
Do one thing today, even if it’s something small like washing the dishes or sweeping the floor. – Write Right
Waiting for Ravens
The word of the Lord came to him [Elijah], saying, “Go hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.”
So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook. It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
1 Kings 17:2-7, NASB
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