Name your Blessings Today

Name the Blessings you have received or given today here!

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Permalink Reply by Rev. Douglas Walker on February 9, 2010 at 10:26pm

Louise,
I love the thought that, "God loves through us." What is the title of Sister Joan Chittister's Book?
Blessings - Doug

Louise Macdonald said:

and here am I in the tropics with that wonderful sense of every muscle being able to relax in the warmth and feel the sensual pleasure of the sun bathing our skin, it is too hot and humid to be active so I am learning to be still, to wait, to slow down and to watch.

At the moment I'm reading a daily readings book by Sister Joan Chittister who was so inspirational at the Parliament in Melbourne. Her understanding of the biblical quote: 'If we love one another, God lives in us, and God's love is perfected in us' (1 John 4:12) has reverberated through me for days now:

"what we don't love, God can't solve.
...remember that what God loves, God loves through us.
To refuse prejudice, to measure the human race one person at a time, is to weld the world into love."

Blessings Louise

Rev. Douglas Walker said:
Yes! Rose,
It is snowing out. All the trees and the ground are covered in snow . Inside the warm light and glow of the fire fills me with happiness and gratitude. I send out that warm glow to all beings. With a deep heart prayer I breath out these words "may all being feel this happiness today". Blessings - Doug

ROSE AKOTH said:
Its so great and wonderful for me today.Why? am blessed to see this wonderful day that the Lord has made.Yes this is the blessing am proud of today. What about you?

Permalink Reply by Louise Macdonald on February 12, 2010 at 2:57am

Doug

Her book is beautifully titled "Living Well" with a picture of the woman at the well on the front. It is just a simple book of daily devotions each related to a monthly biblical quote. My particular theological interest is in feminist theology so that is how I originally found her writings.

Blessings Louise

Rev. Douglas Walker said:

Louise,
I love the thought that, "God loves through us." What is the title of Sister Joan Chittister's Book?
Blessings - Doug

Louise Macdonald said:
and here am I in the tropics with that wonderful sense of every muscle being able to relax in the warmth and feel the sensual pleasure of the sun bathing our skin, it is too hot and humid to be active so I am learning to be still, to wait, to slow down and to watch.

At the moment I'm reading a daily readings book by Sister Joan Chittister who was so inspirational at the Parliament in Melbourne. Her understanding of the biblical quote: 'If we love one another, God lives in us, and God's love is perfected in us' (1 John 4:12) has reverberated through me for days now:

"what we don't love, God can't solve.
...remember that what God loves, God loves through us.
To refuse prejudice, to measure the human race one person at a time, is to weld the world into love."

Blessings Louise

Rev. Douglas Walker said:
Yes! Rose,
It is snowing out. All the trees and the ground are covered in snow . Inside the warm light and glow of the fire fills me with happiness and gratitude. I send out that warm glow to all beings. With a deep heart prayer I breath out these words "may all being feel this happiness today". Blessings - Doug

ROSE AKOTH said:
Its so great and wonderful for me today.Why? am blessed to see this wonderful day that the Lord has made.Yes this is the blessing am proud of today. What about you?

Permalink Reply by Marilyn Louise Copeland on February 21, 2010 at 12:27am

Today I had a wonderful blessing at a Soul Dance session, where I connected deeply to a place of both strength and serenity within. I came to the class feeling somewhat burdened, but all my cares dropped away as I surrendered to the dance, and let the energies flow through me .
I felt like a new person! - or rather my old self - my deep heart Self - my still Soul self was restored.
The connection to others in the group was also a beautiful heart and soul bond of love, and the recognition that we are all One in this incredible Dance of Life. It was just magic. A truly gorgeous and timely blessing for which I'm so grateful.

May the energy we all generated in the Dance today continue to reverberate out to bless and uplift the planet.

Love and Blessings of Strength and Serenity to you all. Marilyn