Laugh Loud: A Message of Hope

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1. Connect to the Source

From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries. His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. –Acts 17:26-27

I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. -John 15:5

O Lord, you have formed us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in you. –St. Augustine

Belong to a Village

In numbers we are better off.

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.

Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. –Galatians 6:2

Do the Right Thing

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. –Matthew 5:6

What are you hungry and thirty for? Well…if you want your hunger and thirst to be satisfied…Jesus says start with justice. Start with doing what is right. This Christmas that our hunger and thirst for life isn’t satisfied or quenched with what is under the tree.

To lend each other a hand when we’re falling…Perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end. –Frederick Buechner

Go For Broke

Death twitches my ear. “Live,” he says, “I am coming.” –Virgi

Hope doesn’t come from sitting idly waiting for life to pass us by.

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. –Isaiah 41:10

Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was. –Dag Hammarskjold

Training Update

I have come down with a case of the flu or something and have no desire to run, eat, etc... I made it through the sermon, barely, and have been in bed since. Oh well...it will give me an opportunity to catch up on my blog!