Turn down the noise.
Enjoy the visual without hearing a view.
Be careful how you hear.
The light of the body is the eye.
Let it enlighten you.
Graze with your gaze.
Give your brain a sweet reprieve from polite listening.
In no time at all, the partly cloudy mind will brighten its corner.
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She stopped for five minutes to listen to the young teenage girl lament over the fussiness of a budding love life.
Arriving in the kitchen, he found a mess, but rather than complaining about it, he hummed a song while he cleaned it up, telling no one of his deeds.
She noticed that one of the pages of the hymn book was ripped. Rather than bothering anyone in leadership, she found some invisible scotch tape and repaired it–nearly good as new.
One of the older ladies was on her way to complain to an usher about a stopped-up toilet when he intercepted her, followed her to the restroom and successfully unclogged her need.
Realizing that the young preacher was very insecure in his new position, she was careful to take notes and ask him questions to further stimulate his study and bolster his ego.
Knowing that the choir director was employed to work with the existing talent to provide anthems for the church on Sunday mornings, he was very careful to encourage the conductor for his efforts instead of wondering why the altos were always just a little off-key.
And she–well, she noticed there was a young woman who took several extra pieces of cake off the hospitality tray every week, tucking them into her purse, with her little girl in tow. Coming to the conclusion that there might be some hunger need there, the following week she brought a cake just for them–fresh, sweet and theirs alone.
Church happens all the time. We just don’t call it church. We call it mercy, compassion, tenderness and concern.
Somehow or another we’ve convinced ourselves that true church is a worshipful atmosphere of massaging God’s ego.
The good news is that Jesus was a humanist.
The better news is, when we love one another and care for each other’s needs, we become the best friend of the Master.
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What do you think about the idea that people get depressed during the holidays? Do you believe in “Blue Christmas?”
The diagnosis of depression is applied to everything from copouts to extreme physiological disorders. It is a shame that such a legitimate concern is rendered questionable by people who simply want to feel sorry for themselves.
So when we talk about depression, we’re referring to three different regions of human behavior:
So when dear hearts come to us and say they’re in no mood to celebrate Christmas because it leaves them sad, it is important that we listen to them and decide if they’re expressing some apprehension about the world around them, some feeling of a lack of appreciation by those they interact with, or whether the recent concern about the holidays is aggravating what seems to be an ongoing thread in their lives.
Those who are involved in conspiracy theories or worry about what’s going on in our world can often be comforted with good cheer, a sense of well-being and the knowledge that someone cares for them.
Others who are disappointed by their surroundings or who have been subjected to mistreatment are often healed right before our eyes by a spirit of gentleness and kindness.
And those who have physiological roots for their depression need our encouragement to see a doctor so they can feel better.
So during this holiday season, when you run across people who are expressing misgivings, start with some good cheer and give them a listening ear, and see if that doesn’t lift their spirits.
If it does, you are like the angels on high, who declared “peace on Earth, good will toward men.”
But if your attempts at healing still leave them feeling empty, you might use your holiday joy to encourage them to seek an answer and find out the source of their depression within.
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