“Christianity is not about building an absolutely secure little niche in the world where you can live with your perfect little wife and your perfect little children in your beautiful little house where you have no gays or minority groups anywhere near you. Christianity is about learning to love like Jesus loved and Jesus lovedContinue reading “:) Learning to love as Jesus Loved”
Category Archives: Thought for Today
:) I Choose Joy
As November comes to a close please remember to choose joy. This is an important way we will overcome the darkness in our world. Now for this little reminder from Terry Wilder.
:) Your thoughts create your beliefs and experiences
“It’s important that what thoughts you are feeding into your mind because your thoughts create your belief and experiences. You have positive thoughts and you have negative ones too. Nurture your mind with positive thoughts: kindness, empathy, compassion, peace, love, joy, humility, generosity, etc. The more you feed your mind with positive thoughts, the moreContinue reading “:) Your thoughts create your beliefs and experiences”
Joy does not simply happen
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” —Henri J.M. Nouwen
Joy is you at the deepest level
“Joy is you at the deepest level, and your joy is one with the infinite timeless joy of this unbound universe.” — Robert Ellwood
Make This world Joyful…
“To make this world joyful, let your heart overflow with joy.” — Debasish Mridha
An individual creation
“A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.” — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Sign of the Presence of God
“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” ― Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Joy is Increased
“Joy is increased by spreading it to others.” —Robert Murray McCheyne
Just follow your joy
“Just follow your joy. Always. I think that if you do that, life will take you on the course that it’s meant to take you.” —Jonathan Groff
