tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post2602058157882627647..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Patience and PassionElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-7416079497747384302011-01-22T09:56:54.920-05:002011-01-22T09:56:54.920-05:00@Matthew: I think many of us "suffer fools p...@Matthew: I think many of us "suffer fools poorly" and have a grace deficiency about that. I'm in that category. Fer shure.<br /><br />One of my growing edges is to allow for God's grace where I'm deficient.Kirkepiscatoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651684515435040529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-69494614601105106862011-01-20T12:22:48.049-05:002011-01-20T12:22:48.049-05:00I don't suffer fools gladly either. One of my...I don't suffer fools gladly either. One of my lifelong struggles is that this gets me into big trouble because sometimes when I point out mediocrity and incompetence I am consered rude, insensitive and uncaring. Some of it could have to do with the tone of my delivery but I also think no one likes to be called incompetent. Not really a nice way to put it. I have been known on multiple occassions to make people cry. I once said to a parishioner who thought I was too harsh, "I wish I could trade my brain for your heart." Please pray for me and any advice you have is appreciated. I will try to be more patient.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855171851801011788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-48667894554206586842011-01-20T09:42:57.426-05:002011-01-20T09:42:57.426-05:00“Patience is a hard discipline. It is not just wai...“Patience is a hard discipline. It is not just waiting until something happens over which we have no control: the arrival of the bus, the end of the rain, the return of a friend, the resolution of a conflict. Patience is not a waiting passivity until someone else does something. Patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and now, to be where we are. When we are impatient we try to get away from where we are. We behave as if the real thing will happen tomorrow, later and somewhere else. Let’s be patient and trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand.” - Henri NouwenI'm here! Now what?https://www.blogger.com/profile/15808154616777150947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-53081852023780455052011-01-20T06:44:44.197-05:002011-01-20T06:44:44.197-05:00Hey Margaret. If you're praying for me, I'...Hey Margaret. If you're praying for me, I'm covered. Jesus listens to you. He wouldn't dare not.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-27033192553391768092011-01-20T06:44:07.692-05:002011-01-20T06:44:07.692-05:00Malinda - Absolutely. My pleasure and honor.Malinda - Absolutely. My pleasure and honor.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-29781206850248139672011-01-20T00:31:16.431-05:002011-01-20T00:31:16.431-05:00..How to strike At the perfect balance between pat.....How to strike At the perfect balance between patience and passion, subjectively seeking patience and passion in our Inclusive Existential Theology? Patiently waiting is a wonderful score. I hope you find a way to integrate my latest holy reading of Psalm 139 on which I have Cced you personally with what I believe is not only your semantic literary reading but a holy reading of patience and passion and comprehending that you pray for me all the time I surrender to ILove you all the time, I guess someone else would have to do the praying in this case (smile)-revolutionary Love in the name of the One who keeps us centered and focused and truthful. ILove my Little Girl, ILove my Traveling Mercies, ILove my Brother.<br /><br />Walter Vitalewalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888384403637148260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-23798704911445722202011-01-19T23:00:11.617-05:002011-01-19T23:00:11.617-05:00Praying. Always. And for you on this adventure in ...Praying. Always. And for you on this adventure in particular! Patient passion and passionate patience. Amen.it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-15019865946837112602011-01-19T21:08:08.537-05:002011-01-19T21:08:08.537-05:00Amen my dear and may I use this with our ministry ...Amen my dear and may I use this with our ministry teams?Malindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532757911962833694noreply@blogger.com