“Day by day, dear Lord, of thee three things I pray: To see thee more clearly, Love thee more dearly, Follow thee more nearly, Day by day.” –Richard of Chichester For those of us with attention issues, maybe “minute by minute” would be better.
“Knowledge is the small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify.” — Ambrose Bierce For whatever reason, that quote from a devotion this morning caught my eye. Maybe because I know my knowledge is small and my ignorance large. Or maybe I laugh at the “arrange and classify” part. Seriously, God gives to each … Read more
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” -Epicurus, philosopher (c. 341-270 BCE) I don’t really wrestle with … Read more
“The Greek word (makrothumein) means patience with people and not patience with circumstances.” This morning I found myself reading those words that were included in a devotional reflection on 1 Corinthians 13. And I’m still pondering what they mean to me, today? Why did they happen to grab my attention. Why? Why? Why? I think … Read more