Suffering Bears Gifts: 5 Lessons of One-legged Days
“Suffering always comes bearing a gift.”
In the nine days, since my Achilles repair surgery, I’ve received too many gifts to count.
But the biggest one is this.
“Suffering always comes bearing a gift.”
In the nine days, since my Achilles repair surgery, I’ve received too many gifts to count.
But the biggest one is this.
The 1621 project is my life project. To see the grace in all the things and to give thanks.
To see like that is also a gift.
There are good reasons people choose not to adopt. I heard a lot of them. But this week, we celebrate adoption day. Don’t Force The Duck Think he’ll like the duck? I wondered aloud. No idea. We’d never done this before. Jim was as clueless as I. But I had followed the agency directions and…
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose hearts are the highways. As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion. —Psalm 84:5-7 (ESV) That was…