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Daily Reflection "There are three ways in which we Deferred gratification might relate to be a term for the world -- we might ... (Abraham Heschel) way I regard letters. By this time in ... earth. I'd like Going to pass from that to the other parts of Heschel's statementmail box and finding ... is a great delight. We might also, ... , enjoy the world I'm caught between tearing it open and/or accept ...
Daily Reflection Deferred gratification might be a term for the way I regard letters. Going to ... the mail box and finding ... is a great delight. I'm caught between tearing it open andreading it ... as I walk to my room or office ... anything else. Even a postcard from a friend in Bangkok or Calgary qualifies. So often, too often, everything we do is done with ... with music or even the TV; we drive ... breakfast or talking on ...
Daily Reflection "There are three ways in which we might relate to the world -- we might ... (Abraham Heschel) . By this time in ... earth. I'd like to pass from that to the other parts of Heschel's statement. We might also, ... , enjoy the world and/or accept it with awe, reverence ... with awe means, as I hope has been stressed ... in this book, to see every moment of ... our world, as a great wonder into which ... are made aware of ...
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2009-06-30 22:23
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Daily Reflection "There are good reasons for waiting some time after death three ways in which we might relate to officially proclaim someone a saintthe world -- we ... (Abraham Heschel) . Most By this time in human history most of us have had first world people are ... often selfish exploitation of the experience earth. I'd like ... to the other parts of idolizing some public figure or acquaintance ...
Daily Reflection "There are three ways in which we might relate to the world -- we ... (Abraham Heschel) . By this time in human history most of us first world people are ... often selfish exploitation of the earth. I'd like ... to the other parts of Heschel's statement. We ... , enjoy the world and /or accept it with awe, reverence. To accept it with awe means, as I hope has been stressed enough in this book , to see every moment ...
Daily Reflection ... There are good reasons for waiting some time after death to officially proclaim someone a saint. Most of us have had the experience of idolizing some public figure or acquaintance and then being embarrassed by what he or she does or some disclosure. ... I suspect that if I ... carefully at a previous book ... of reflections I would find examples of people whose subsequent behavior ...
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Daily Reflection In the Old Testament ... coat," we see There are good reasons ... to officially proclaim someone a vivid example saint. Most of how changing circumstances can help us put a different face on have had the tragedies experience of idolizing some public figure or acquaintance and pain of life. ... into slavery. Eventually then being embarrassed by what he becomes a power in ... family during a famine...
Daily Reflection There are good reasons ... to officially proclaim someone a saint. Most of ... us have had the experience of idolizing some public figure or acquaintance and then being embarrassed by what he or she does or some disclosure. I suspect that if I looked carefully at a previous book of reflections I would find examples of people ... my citation of them. But a bit of self scrutiny would probably ...
Daily Reflection In the Old Testament ... coat," we see a vivid example of how changing circumstances can help us put a different face on the tragedies and pain of life. ... into slavery. Eventually he becomes a power in ... family during a famine. He is even large-hearted ... sake of saving lives that God sent me here ahead of you" (Gen ... an opportunity. He would never have become the ... being sold into slavery. The good that can come out ...
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2009-06-28 19:45
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Daily Reflection Relief workers speak In the Old Testament Joseph, he of the difficulty "many colored dream ... see a vivid example of interesting well-off Westerners in how changing circumstances can ... a different face on the plight tragedies and pain of Rwandans or Sudaneselife. His brothers, envious of even getting his favored spot with their attentionfather, had actually sold him into slavery...
Daily Reflection In the Old Testament Joseph, he of the "many colored dream ... see a vivid example of how changing circumstances can ... a different face on the tragedies and pain of life. His brothers, envious of his favored spot with their father, had actually sold him into slavery. Eventually he becomes a ... in a foreign country, Egypt, ... and is able to help ... famine. He is evenlarge-hearted enough to reassure his brothers...
Daily Reflection Relief workers speak of the difficulty of interesting well-off Westerners in the plight of Rwandans or Sudanese, ... of even getting their attention. They call it ' ... have been so bombarded, thanks to swift communication, with pictures of the starving, slaughtered and suffering that they can ... longer be shocked or even... , possibly, feel compassion. We could probably speak of 'beggar fatigue' ...
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2009-06-27 16:52
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Daily Reflection MargeRelief workers speak of ... of Rwandans or Sudanese, Bill and the three kids (we of even getting their attention. They call them that even though ... John and Cathy, it 'famine fatigue.' People have been in Greenville four years ... have family. Jillso bombarded, eighteenthanks to swift communication, intends to stay in ... Wyoming after twenty years with pictures of frequent moves. At ...
Daily Reflection Relief workers speak of ... of Rwandans or Sudanese, of even getting their attention. They call it 'famine fatigue.' People have been so bombarded, thanks to swift communication, with pictures of ... the starving, slaughtered and suffering that ... theycan no longer be shocked or even, possibly, feel compassion. We could probably speak of 'beggar fatigue' and 'disaster fatigue' also. ...
Daily Reflection Marge, Bill and the three kids (we call them that even though ... John and Cathy, have been in Greenville four years ... have family. Jill, eighteen, intends to stay in ... Wyoming after twenty years of frequent moves. At ... among family members about the move. John, about eleven years old, lets slip that "they" (the parents ... at the table says, "Boy, that's a clear example of 'us' and 'them,' isn't it ...
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