tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456670233907291804.post8382583525306219991..comments2023-12-13T20:36:12.188-05:00Comments on Can you hear the birds sing?: a beautiful day?Can you hear the birds sing?http://www.blogger.com/profile/13426825328047099300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456670233907291804.post-12308549142311137842014-07-27T08:59:53.494-04:002014-07-27T08:59:53.494-04:00Jeff, I had a big ah-ha moment last night, that ca...Jeff, I had a big ah-ha moment last night, that caused me to take what you've shared in this post, up to a new level.<br /><br />I was reading the third Chapter of Colossians and the second vs said that we are to set (dig in, secure, go for it) our minds on things above, not on things on the earth.<br /><br />I love it when you encourage us every day to be sure to see the good. But when all the bad things happening in our world make us sad and discouraged, I want to not only see the good, but keep climbing higher to set my mind on the things of God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456670233907291804.post-24242952203257233292014-07-25T15:09:57.950-04:002014-07-25T15:09:57.950-04:00You raised similar thoughts in your sermon two wee...You raised similar thoughts in your sermon two weeks ago on the forgotten virtue of joy. In the most difficult times, joy is the spark we see/imagine that leads to hope. We could say there is beauty in joy and joy in beauty, and that, absent of joy and beauty, it's harder to find hope. Thanks for sharing your thoughts daily, Jeff. They cause me to think more deeply.Marcie Gragg,Troop Committee Chairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510767016033112847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456670233907291804.post-11092306094983147142014-07-24T09:01:44.541-04:002014-07-24T09:01:44.541-04:00Thanks for sharing this perspective. I would bet ...Thanks for sharing this perspective. I would bet that even these people who are deep in grief, or continually have to live in fear, would be among those to notice a rainbow if it appeared in the sky.<br /><br />Sometimes people who are so oppressed in life can put us to shame when it comes to seeing the good.<br /><br />Love your blog posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456670233907291804.post-53112959990605865112014-07-24T08:29:23.278-04:002014-07-24T08:29:23.278-04:00Mr. Roger's mother used to tell him to "l...Mr. Roger's mother used to tell him to "look for the helpers". In bad situations, there are always<br />the helpers.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com