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That our receiving 
may be like breathing:
taking in,
letting go.
That our holding 
may be like loving:
taking care
setting free.

That our giving
may be like leaving:
singing thanks,
moving on.
 ~Jan L. Richardson


Day 11: Live

Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in u - Philippians 3:17 [New Revised Standard Version]

Today's e-mail states that we are not perfect people.  Rethink Church is using the Bible verse and today's word to ask us to think about how we live in our world (basically).

I am surrounded by those people who are always giving, and I am honored to have these giving people in my life.  When I read today's e-mail I immediately went to my Guatemala pictures to find my photo.  My trip to Guatemala (almost two years ago) reminded me that when I give to others, I always receive more in return. As I looked through the pictures, the faces of my fellow travelers brought back specific gifts that each of these people shared.  It also made me wonder if my fellow travelers could say the same about me.  Perhaps, I should ask this question of myself everyday.  Do others see me as "practicing what I preach"?  Looking at the pictures made me smile (and tear up a bit).  Live.  Instead of choosing pictures with people, however, I kept coming back to these two pictures.  Tenacity, I wish today's word was tenacity.  These pictures show tenacity.  For me, one needs to be tenacious because we are living in a "messy world" and are not "perfect people."  Maybe it takes tenacity to "live according to the example." 


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LH said…
Great poem. Great pictures.
IMHO, you walk the walk.
9:09 AM
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