Tending the Flock-Being an Example

Tend the flock of God in your midst,
overseeing not by constraint but willingly,
as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly.
Do not lord it over those assigned to you,
but be examples to the flock.

From 1 Peter 5:1-4

I must remember this as people learn more by example,
not by speech or lectures.  I know I do!

Sr. Jeannie Humphries, osu

Happy Valentine's Day!!

"Let Your God Love You"

               By Edwina Gately

 

Be silent.      Be still.     Alone.   Empty.

Before your God

 

Say nothing.     Ask nothing.    Be silent.   Be still.

Let your God   Look upon you.

 

That is all.

 

God knows.
God understands.

 

God loves you.   With an enormous love,   And only wants

To look upon you    With that love.

 

Quiet.      Still.      Be.

 

Let your God--    Love you.

LENT

Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, the 40 days of preparation for Easter. 

Here's a wordle to get you thinking and praying about Lent.

Our Choice

This is our choice in every moment.

 

Do we relate

to our circumstances

with bitterness

or with openness?

 

Pema Chodron

Love

Love cannot be known

except in relationships,

in being affected

as well as affecting,

in sharing and participating. 

 

                                                                                    Taken from The Emergent Christ by Ilia Delio