I would like to encourage everyone to check out spilledwinenews.blogspot.com if you are interested in learning more about the style of Kung Fu that Jerri is learning while he is here. This is Sifu's blog, and pretty interesting!
The Red Jade martial arts full time students (Jerri and our roommates) were featured on the Creston Valley Radio station this past week! They discussed a little of this student's background and some eastern philosophy. I believe you can listen to it online if you are interested! Although you will have to be better at the computer than me to do so! Good luck, I hope you enjoy it!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
A few scattered thoughts
God's love is so ingenious and victorious that I find God is willing to turn the world around to get me facing in the right direction- Richard Rohr
I (Katie) must say I find this truer than ever since we have made our big move to Canada. Because I am an American citizen finding a job has been more challenging than I expected, and yet I have to consider this a blessing. This has left me with much time to meditate, and reflect, which is something I have felt called to do for the past year. Since my first trip overseas, it seems God has been directing me in two different ways, 1) to live more simply and 2) to sit down and rest. Both of these areas have appealed to me, but have been so difficult for me to accomplish while the world around me encourage other things. But now it appears God, in his grace, has led me to a place of stillness. I am finally where I feel free to be free, and I believe I am changed because of it.
This transformation has been not because of my knowledge, or study, or even teaching of Christ, but because of my willingness to finally come vulnerably before him, understanding that I am not in control, and also that I have no understanding of who he is. It is easy and safe to spend our lives trying to be right so that we do not have to face our own fears, but I have come to believe that a life lived in fear cannot be lived in love. And so I had to choose.
I chose to change.
I leave you with a few more words from Richard Rohr's book Naked Now:
You might think change means losing your sense of order or risking making mistakes including a mistake about your belief in God. Yet even that is okay, because the deadening alternative is much worse. The Holy One does not really need your loyal verbal protection.
I (Katie) must say I find this truer than ever since we have made our big move to Canada. Because I am an American citizen finding a job has been more challenging than I expected, and yet I have to consider this a blessing. This has left me with much time to meditate, and reflect, which is something I have felt called to do for the past year. Since my first trip overseas, it seems God has been directing me in two different ways, 1) to live more simply and 2) to sit down and rest. Both of these areas have appealed to me, but have been so difficult for me to accomplish while the world around me encourage other things. But now it appears God, in his grace, has led me to a place of stillness. I am finally where I feel free to be free, and I believe I am changed because of it.
This transformation has been not because of my knowledge, or study, or even teaching of Christ, but because of my willingness to finally come vulnerably before him, understanding that I am not in control, and also that I have no understanding of who he is. It is easy and safe to spend our lives trying to be right so that we do not have to face our own fears, but I have come to believe that a life lived in fear cannot be lived in love. And so I had to choose.
I chose to change.
I leave you with a few more words from Richard Rohr's book Naked Now:
You might think change means losing your sense of order or risking making mistakes including a mistake about your belief in God. Yet even that is okay, because the deadening alternative is much worse. The Holy One does not really need your loyal verbal protection.
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