Black Friday

A wonderful reminder that I already have all that I need and the thing I really want is just to want less.

pain

pain has an evolutionary effect:

our only choice is to respond

yet still we seek out comfort, stagnation and mediocrity

and wonder where God is when it hurts

when He couldn't be more present

learning

when you know what's there
you don't need to prove what's there
you can just learn to trust it

the language exists even if you haven't learnt to speak it yet

Grace again

An upside-down economy where the penniless not only have the riches, but know its value