marvelous quotes.

"God's love is the ground. His glory is the goal.
Why is this important? It's important because unless we understand this, we will not know what love really is. The love of God is not God's making much of us, but God's saving us from self-centered sin so that we can enjoy making much of Him forever. And our love to others is not our making much of them, but our helping them to find eternal satisfaction in making much of God. The only ultimate love is a love that aims at satisfying people in the glory of God. Any love that terminates on man is eventually destructive. It does not lead a person to the only lasting joy, namely, God. Love must be God-centered or it is not the greatest love; it leaves people without their deepest need and only hope"
john piper

A Franciscan Benediction:
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace. May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain to joy. And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.

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i am not sure what i think about anything right now. it's all kind of hazy. like the sky outside tonight. Jesus is good. He is enough. He is pursuing me; He is faithful. but that is about all i know.

Brain Food

so it's been a while. i was thinking on my car ride home today, that i have gotten dumber. less intelligent, if you will. while i love people, and i love learning about them and loving them and learning about all the things i am learning about, i feel like i haven't really stretched my brain in a while. like some good intellectual stuff. i have not been forced to learn and practice math or science lately, nor have i had to read any particularly scintilating books(sp?). so i think i am off to curl up in a corner at jittery joe's or somewhere to read a good CS Lewis. i think Miracles. i should be studying for nutrition. oh well.
and a sidenote...sometimes i really suck at this no fear thing. often.