"Finally, I suspect that it is by entering that deep place inside us where our secrets are kept that we come perhaps closer than we do anywhere else to the One who, whether we realize it or not, is of all our secrets the most telling and the most precious we have to tell." Frederick Buechner
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Five Ways to Misery. . .
. . . . effective strategies for a miserable life.
A friend sent this to me yesterday afternoon.
It's perfect. Absolutely perfect.
I think we should send this to every bishop and deputy to General Convention as mandatory viewing before we all get to Anaheim.
Maybe then we'd laugh at ourselves and actually accomplish stuff. You know. Like, justice.
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(With thanks to Sojourners)
Perfect description of a couple of friends. Perfect description of how to trash friendships.
ReplyDeleteOr, any relationship.
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