Fwd: THOUGHT

REDUCE EVERYTHING TO "FACTS" AND "REALISM" AND YOU HAVE A DULL-DRAB LIFE------THE MYSTERY/IMAGINATION OF CHRISTMAS IS UPLIFTING AND HOPEFUL---THE CHILD-THE BABY IS THE CORE MESSAGE OF HOPE-INNOCENCE-JOY-DISCOVERY----AND A REMINDER THAT EVERY BABY BORN INTO THIS WORLD IS A WITNESS TO GOD'S ETERNAL OPTIMISM AND DETERMINATION FOR CREATION......RECONCILIATION-REDEMPTION....

DAD/PAPA


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Fwd: THOUGHT

Fwd: my new blog project - just for fun

From dad in response to my new blog 

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Bill Edwards <revwge@me.com>
Date: December 28, 2010 2:10:20 PM EST
To: Drew Edwards <drewedwards@me.com>
Subject: Re: my new blog project - just for fun

I LOVE IT.   BE EVER OPEN. RESTLESSNESS CAN BE A CREATIVE GIFT LAUNCHING YOU INTO NEW AND FRESH WATERS AND ALL ALONG THE WAY YOU LEARN, GAIN WISDOM, AND ARE  INCREASINGLY PARTICIPANT IN CREATION THAT IS NEVER FINISHED...

DAD


Bill Edwards
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twitter @revwge




On Dec 28, 2010, at 12:40 PM, Drew Edwards wrote:

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TO BUILD ON WHAT IS RIGHT IS LIKE BUILDING ON SOLID ROCK......

"REAL GOLD FEARS NO FIRE." -- WE NEED PERSONS IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE WHO WILL STAY FAITHFUL TO THEIR INNER SENSE OF WHAT IS RIGHT, NO MATTER WHAT OTHERS SAY OR DO.  TO BUILD A LIFE, A GOVERNMENT, A BUSINESS.....ON WHAT IS WRONG IS LIKE BUILDING A HOUSE ON THE SAND.....TO BUILD ON WHAT IS RIGHT IS LIKE BUILDING ON SOLID ROCK......

DAD/PAPA

"REAL GOLD FEARS NO FIRE." -- WE NEED PERSONS IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE WHO WILL STAY FAITHFUL TO THEIR INNER SENSE OF WHAT IS RIGHT, NO MATTER WHAT OTHERS SAY OR DO.  TO BUILD A LIFE, A GOVERNMENT, A BUSINESS.....ON WHAT IS WRONG IS LIKE BUILDING A HOUSE ON THE SAND.....TO BUILD ON WHAT IS RIGHT IS LIKE BUILDING ON SOLID ROCK......

DAD/PAPA

"REAL GOLD FEARS NO FIRE." -- RESIST EVIL AND DO GOOD

"REAL GOLD FEARS NO FIRE." -- RESIST EVIL AND DO GOOD---

DAD/PAPA

CHRISTMAS EVE==ANTICIPATION-HOPE-GIFT-LOVE-GENEROSITY-FAITH-BIRTH-HERITAGE

CHRISTMAS EVE==ANTICIPATION-HOPE-GIFT-LOVE-GENEROSITY-FAITH-BIRTH-HERITAGE----ALL THIS IN CONTEXT OF HATE, WAR, MURDER, THEFT, DESPAIR, ABUSE, GREED, ............AND SO IT WAS  IN THE DAY OF JOSEPH AND MARY AS THEY TRAVELED TO FULFILL THEIR DUTY TO THE GOVERNMENT......THEY WERE PEOPLE OF FAITH AND HOPE GROUNDED IN THEIR JEWISH HERITAGE THAT WENT BACK TO ABRAHAM AND GOD'S PROMISES.....HUMAN  CORRUPTION HAS BEEN ON THE SCENE AS FAR BACK AS WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR HISTORY-- BUT THE MIRACLE IS:  HOPE, LOVE, GENEROSITY, FAITH ..... FLOWS FROM THE HEART OF GOD EVER MAKING US NEW...!!~!!

LOVE,

DAD/PAPA

"I'm not stressing over material things right now."

"I'm not stressing over material things right now." -- these words spoken by a man following a fire that destroyed all his "things." -- sometimes the "tragedies" of life shake us to the core and we realize what is really important. Sometimes it is in these moments when God gets our attention. -- of course unexpected blessings are also used to get our attention--ie unexpected pregnancy.-- and at Christmas time we are reminded that the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ became a vehicle in which God gets our attention. --- we can't always explain these experiences, but we trust, give thanks and live into the Plan.....

blessings, love,

dad/papa 

THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE IS VERY IMPORTANT AND NO ONE ELSE CAN TELL IT, LIVE IT

THE TALES OF A PEOPLE, FAMILY, NATION CONVEY THEIR SENSE OF TRUTH, MEANING, LOVE, HOPE, FAITH. ----- THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE IS VERY IMPORTANT AND NO ONE ELSE CAN TELL IT, LIVE IT. RESPECT YOUR STORY. YOUR STORY HAS MANY FACETS-GOOD/BAD-HAPPY/SAD-SUCCESS/FAILURE-LOVE/HATE-HOPE/DESPAIR-..........AND ALL THROUGH THE STORY THAT IS YOUR LIFE IS THE INEVITABLE   G R A C E   THAT IS THE GREAT STORY WRITER.......

DAD/PAPA

TO KNOW INTELLECTUALLY IS INFORMATION----TO EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE IN YOUR HEART IS WISDOM.

TO KNOW INTELLECTUALLY IS INFORMATION----TO EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE IN YOUR HEART IS WISDOM. --- TO MEMORIZE THE TEACHINGS OF GREAT SPIRITUAL THINKERS IS TO STAND ON THE DOORSTEP, TO KNOW THESE TRUTHS IN YOUR HEART IS TO WALK INTO THE ROOM AND BE CHANGED IN YOUR ATTITUDE AND LIFE....TO TALK ABOUT LOVE IS OK, BUT TO EXPERIENCE GOD'S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE MAKES YOU A NEW PERSON FORM THE INSIDE OUT.....THIS IS THE REAL MEANING OF "GOD IS WITH US".  ----

DAD/PAPA 

Psalms 23:1-6

Psalms 23:1-6 ===== I pray the words of this  psalm often when i go to bed, i pray it in troubled times for myself or for others. I pray these words now for Marion as he walks the journey of his illness to the end..."The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. .........and I pray this for you too in your journey today.....

love,

dad/papa 

"THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS CANNOT BE SEEN OR TOUCHED. THEY MUST BE FELT WITH THE HEART." (Helen Keller)

"THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS CANNOT BE  SEEN OR TOUCHED.  THEY MUST BE FELT WITH THE HEART." (Helen Keller)  ----  she was blind in her physical eyes, but spoke with heart vision--one of the benefits of spiritual development is inner vision that sees what physical vision cannot see. ---- open my eyes/heart  that I may see the way, the truth, the life in this dark world..AND ON THIS COLD MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOW OUTSIDE AND 21 DEGREES, I AM GRATEFUL FOR A WARM HOME AND A HEART WARMED BY THE LOVE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

DAD/PAPA

God Centered point of view

those who see life from a God centered point of view see God's hand in all things-shapng to His purpose. - therefore when bad things happen in your life, God is not out done......

dad/papa

THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS CANNOT BE SEEN OR TOUCHED. THEY MUST BE FELT WITH THE HEART

"THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS CANNOT BE  SEEN OR TOUCHED.  THEY MUST BE FELT WITH THE HEART." (Helen Keller)  ----  she was blind in her physical eyes, but spoke with heart vision--one of the benefits of spiritual development is inner vision that sees what physical vision cannot see. ---- open my eyes/heart  that I may see the way, the truth, the life in this dark world..

dad/papa 

waiting for wise timing

"....BUT THOSE WHO WAIT FOR THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH, THEY SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY, THEY SHALL WALK AND NOT FAINT." -Isaiah 40:31-words that are like cool fresh water at then end of a long, dry, hot walk. strength for the soul that is burdened with the load of life.---waiting for wise timing.

dad/papa

IT IS A DAILY CHOICE----WILL I SERVE THE LESSOR(EVIL) OR THE GREATER GOOD?

IT IS A DAILY CHOICE----WILL I SERVE THE LESSOR(EVIL) OR THE GREATER GOOD?---Lord, help me stay close to you, for there is nothing worthwhile apart from  You. ----

DAD/PAPA

"....CONSIDER HOW WE MAY SPUR ONE ANOTHER ON TOWARD LOVE AND GOOD DEEDS." (HEBREWS 10:24)

"....CONSIDER HOW WE MAY SPUR ONE ANOTHER ON TOWARD LOVE AND GOOD DEEDS."  (HEBREWS 10:24) ----HOW????-----

DAD/PAPA

"His angel guards those who have reverence for the Lord and rescues them from danger." -Psalms 34: 7

"His angel guards those who have reverence for the Lord and rescues them from danger."  -Psalms 34: 7- the angel presence is beyond my comprehension, but i have only  incomplete knowledge. Suffice it to say there is more to our earthly experience that we are able to see. I am grateful for the invisible Presence.

dad/papa

until we are focused on what is really most important we cannot deal with all the other stuff of the world in which we live.

THE IDEAL AND THE PRAGMATIC----the North Star gives the ship at sea a point of reference by which to chart the course home------LOVE IS THE NORTH STAR IN THE VARIOUS MOMENTS OF FAMILY, WORK, NEEDS, STRUGGLES---until we are focused on what is really most important we cannot deal with all the other stuff of the world in which we live.

dad/papa

"The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps." (Proverbs 16:9)

"The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps." (Proverbs 16:9) --the joining of intelligence and faith--the recognition that we are active participants in the business of life in this world, but we are not in charge--it is liberating and empowering to trust Spiritual Guidance as we engage our minds in daily life and work  decisions.

dad/papa 

IT IS GRACE-LOVE THAT MATTERS MOST

IT IS GRACE-LOVE THAT MATTERS MOST. AT THE HEART OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY IS THE ARMS OF GOD EMBRACE US IN GRACE AND LOVE-THEN THE NATURAL SEQUENCE IS THAT WE PUT OUR ARMS AROUND ONE ANOTHER IN GRACE AND LOVE.---LET IT HAPPEN IN THE WAY THAT IS UNIQUELY YOU.

GRACE AND LOVE,

DAD/PAPA