Cori, Meet Reality.

[&& Monday to Boot!]
-- Today was a typical Monday, plus some, since I've been on a weeklong hiatus.

Some notes on quiet time this AM [the best way to start what is sure to be a challenging week]:

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Radical Reconstruction: A Max Lucado excerpt:

“Rejoice and be glad, because you have a great reward waiting for you in heaven.” – Mt 5:12



sermon on the mount | eli westbrook



In the Sermon on the Mount, … what Jesus promises is not a gimmick to give you goose bumps nor a mental attitude that has to be pumped up at pep rallies. No, Matthew 5 describes God’s radical reconstruction of the heart.

Observe the sequence. First, we recognize we are in need [we’re poor in spirit]. Next, we repent of our self-sufficiency [we mourn]. We quit calling the shots and surrender control to God [we’re meek]. So grateful are we for his presence that we yearn for more of him [we hunger and thirst]. As we grow closer to him, we become more like him. We forgive others [we’re merciful]. We change our outlook [we’re pure in heart]. We love others [we’re peace makers]. We endure injustice [we’re persecuted].

            It’s no casual shift of attitude. It is a demolition of the old structure and a creation of the new. The more radical the change, the greater the joy. And it’s worth every effort, for this is the joy of God.

-          The Applause of Heaven

I needed this this morning; it was my first day back after a week of total serenity. In my work, being gone for a week makes it seem as though I’ve missed two weeks of actual work, and getting caught up today just never happened. I can tell it’s going to be one of those weeks, but this message during quiet time today certainly helped see me through.

*Sigh.
I’m callin’ it a day. See ya’ll tomorrow, folks.

Howler.

xo | cmd