tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950084617282895903.post8588472815343636970..comments2023-10-09T05:36:05.089-07:00Comments on At the Center: Late night ramblings...why I won't give upSphericalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678782081301897978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950084617282895903.post-72969999728159119962011-12-24T13:22:29.182-08:002011-12-24T13:22:29.182-08:00Thank=you for the encouragement, I wish we lived c...Thank=you for the encouragement, I wish we lived closer too. Perhaps sometime when I visit my son in Joplin we can have lunch. But no plans to go out there for a while.<br /><br />One of the reasons we have stayed where we are is that we have connected with one couple, and we are there to encourage one another. A good brother or sister is a wonderful thing, and not to be taken lightly.<br /><br />Thanks again for your encouragement, good brother.Sphericalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678782081301897978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950084617282895903.post-13454605867716339862011-12-23T10:16:53.433-08:002011-12-23T10:16:53.433-08:00"it is not my strengths and abilities that ho...<i>"it is not my strengths and abilities that honor God, but it is my weaknesses and inabilities"</i><br /><br />That is simply insightful. Reminds me of this Elie Wiesel quote that I read this week:<br /><br /><i>“No heart is as whole as a broken heart, and I would say no faith is as solid as a wounded faith”.</i><br /><br />I teared up when I read about your church not being there. Not because I am sad for you but because I can relate to how the church can be so clueless about how people are struggling. I imagine your church is clueless about the pain that most people are having.<br /><br />I wish I lived close to you so that I could encourage you in the faith and tell you personally about how much I admire your love for the Lord and your faithfulness to Him.<br /><br />Hang in there and enjoy the season.<br /><br />Blessings, BO<br /><br />PS: You might enjoy <a href="http://www.kansasbob.com/2011/12/longest-night.html" rel="nofollow">this short meditation</a>. It encourages me when I read it.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.com