The lesson we're meant to learn:
"If you do the wrong thing, there are consequences. Be humble, be merciful, and repent often."
The lesson, distorted by the brokenness of humanity:
"If you make me angry, I'm going to retaliate. Be terrified, be quiet, and obey constantly."
Everyone wishes for God-like power to destroy their enemies, but so few ask for God-like power to forgive their enemies.
This is why the world is broken.
But God forgives, and those he forgives learn to forgive.
And this is how the world will be repaired.
As a #Missouri #pastor, my #faith #guides my #vote for #president. Yours should, too
The #clergy is contributing to the #brokenness in our #world — but neither #politicalparty represents the #KingdomOfGod.
I’m limiting my #voting this year to one of the two major #party #nominees: #KamalaHarris. She will receive my #vote.
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article291478725.html
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
― Rumi
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/103315-the-wound-is-the-place-where-the-light-enters-you
I invite you to read my poem "Away" and encourage you to share it with others.
I also invite you read some of my other poems at my profile. New followers are always welcome, appreciated, and respected.
Poem text link:
https://allpoetry.com/poem/17435768-Away-by-Robert-J.-Tiess
I started healing 8 years ago as a means to an end - literally.
I didn't start healing to feel better. I was healing to solve the problems I saw in my life. I was truly just trying to fix what I thought was broken.
I didn't start healing because I wanted to be a content creator talking about self-mastery. I was literally healing because I had run out of other options and it was the only other thing that I could do.
When I say I didn't plan this, I truly mean that I had no plan to do this at this level or in this way.
The only reason I'm here is because at some point not changing everything hurt more than changing everything.
I got here completely accidentally. No, I wouldn't trade it and I'm not complaining.
When I talk about "fixing" things it's because that's what I set out to do. That's all I set out to do was fix problems.
I still fix things, not because I haven't evolved past that, but because it's a tribute to where I've come from, why I started this, and the broken version of me that I was trying so desperately to fix.
Love to all.
Della
Why is it,
that when we care for a hurt animal, we have so much #compassion for it and #celebrate every little progress we observe, but
when we care for a hurt person, we lose our #patience and #hope for them so quick?
Is it, because a person reminds us of our own #brokenness much more than an animal ever could?
I think so.
If we aren't ready to look at our own pain because we gave up on ourselves in those places, we are lacking #faith in our own life.
And what we don't have, we can't give