tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30617023.post120180095595429895..comments2012-12-13T12:37:29.813-08:00Comments on Up and Down: Daily RealityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08372584421479272535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30617023.post-20402730656114270012010-02-16T09:18:12.279-08:002010-02-16T09:18:12.279-08:00As I read your post over, a poem came to mind that...As I read your post over, a poem came to mind that I read in the afterward to one of McLaren's books. It's by Archbishop Oscar Romero:<br /><br />It helps, now and then, to step back<br />and take the long view.<br />The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts,<br />it is beyond our vision.<br /><br />We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of<br />the magnificent enterprise that is God's work.<br />Nothing we do is complete,<br />which is another way of saying<br />that the kingdom always lies beyond us.<br /><br />No statement says all that could be said.<br />No prayer fully expresses our faith.<br />No confession brings perfection...<br />No set of goals an objectives includes everything.<br /><br />This is what we are about:<br />We plant seeds that one day will grow.<br />We water seeds already planted,<br />knowing that they hold future promise.<br />We lay foundations that will need further development.<br />We provide yeast that produces effects beyond our capabilities.<br /><br />We cannot do everything<br />and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that.<br />This enables us to do something,<br />and to do it very well.<br />It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way,<br />an opportunity for God's grace to enter and do the rest.<br /><br />We may never see the end results...<br />We are prophets of a future not our own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30617023.post-30664501754755650622010-02-10T13:09:45.331-08:002010-02-10T13:09:45.331-08:00Some qualities that I most appreciate about you is...Some qualities that I most appreciate about you is your transparency within loving relationships and, your faith in humanity. In my eyes you are a hero even during seasons in which you don't feel strong.Jordanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122920830582874962noreply@blogger.com