“When you resent being corrected for your faults and seek shelter in excuses, its because you’re afraid of being despised. Search your soul carefully and you’ll find the world is still strong in you, as well as that impossible desire to please others.”
— The Imitation of Christ
Lord, if it be your will, so let it be; and if it be to Your honor, let it be fulfilled in Your Name. Lord, if this be for my good, give me the grace to use it for Your honor; but, if You know it will be harmful to me and the good of my soul, then take away from me such a desire.
Hey, @GovKemp - if the GA minimum wage in 2023 is $7.25/hr, why do grand jurors in GA still only get $25/day? For those working hourly and paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet, this measly amount just won’t cut it.
“There’s ultimately one thing that makes human beings deeply and profoundly bitter, and that is to have thrust upon them a life w/out meaning. Once what you are doing has meaning for you, it is irrelevant whether you’re happy or unhappy. You are content.” — Laurens van der Post
Lent starts Wednesday. I will be signing off social media on Tuesday in order to help focus my thoughts, time and energy towards God and his love for us. Lotsa division goin on rn - but love heals.
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
- 1 John 4:8