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| [Tana]. Child of God. Teacher. Youth leader. Music-minded. Blessed.
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| Ich liebe... |
[Jesus]. My Family. My Church. P & W. Mission Trips. Music. Prayer. Traveling. Writing. Drama. Sunshine. Languages. Photography. Badminton. Nature. Snail Mail. Fruit. Green. Simplicity. Listening.
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| 13 April 2006 |
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thank the Lord for His unending, unconditional mercies - for if His love for us depended on whether we were able to do this and that, our relationship would be *kaput* just like that. no, He chooses to love us if we look upon the cross and accept the hope that it brings to us.
can this also ring true for friendships? or is our 'status' with another contingent upon whether or not we can be free when everything else says otherwise? it seems God has given me a response with a recent struggle - a bit tough to accept as there has been so much invested, but perhaps this set of footprints has finally been washed away by the waves. i suppose i can live with that - or at least, i have to.
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
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| posted by simplejoys @ 19:17
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