Comments on: one month to live http://redesigningworship.com/2009/01/one-month-to-live/ creating spaces for connection and community Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:30:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Debra http://redesigningworship.com/2009/01/one-month-to-live/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Debra Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:44:00 +0000 http://redesigningworship.com/?p=31#comment-41 This study has forced me to find new ways to connect with people who are important to me. The excuses are falling away and I've taken steps in the last 21 days to renew and repair some rough spots.<br/><br/>Working through this book with a group built on trust offers a great deal of freedom to go deeply into the heart and encouragement to overcome fear. <br/><br/>So far, I have 2 favorite quotes from the book's chapter introductions:<br/><br/>"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." - Diane Ackerman<br/><br/>and<br/><br/>"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." - Melody Beattie<br/><br/>Every day...a new challenge, a new reward, and a great stretch! This study has forced me to find new ways to connect with people who are important to me. The excuses are falling away and I’ve taken steps in the last 21 days to renew and repair some rough spots.

Working through this book with a group built on trust offers a great deal of freedom to go deeply into the heart and encouragement to overcome fear.

So far, I have 2 favorite quotes from the book’s chapter introductions:

“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” – Diane Ackerman

and

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” – Melody Beattie

Every day…a new challenge, a new reward, and a great stretch!

]]> By: Chris http://redesigningworship.com/2009/01/one-month-to-live/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Chris Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:57:00 +0000 http://redesigningworship.com/?p=31#comment-40 I'm looking forward to the challenge this week of being still for one-hour to hear God's voice. Truthfully, I'm a little scared. I don't know if I can sit still for an hour. I imagine my conversation to be a bit like this, "Here I am Lord, I'm listening. Okay, Lord, I'm really trying hard to hear you. Will you please filter out everything else? Seriously, Lord, how can someone who can't sit still or focus ever do what you've planned for them. I'm listening Lord! I'm really trying to listen! HELP me! Please..."<br/><br/>Big smiles :0) I’m looking forward to the challenge this week of being still for one-hour to hear God’s voice. Truthfully, I’m a little scared. I don’t know if I can sit still for an hour. I imagine my conversation to be a bit like this, “Here I am Lord, I’m listening. Okay, Lord, I’m really trying hard to hear you. Will you please filter out everything else? Seriously, Lord, how can someone who can’t sit still or focus ever do what you’ve planned for them. I’m listening Lord! I’m really trying to listen! HELP me! Please…”

Big smiles :0)

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