I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to share two communion meditations that I had written earlier this year. Below is the second which was shared during a Good Friday service in Beijing: I’m standing in a crowd of people. Where are we? What are we doing? There’s quite a commotion…and everyone’s attention is pointed in the same direction. What’s everyone shouting about? What are we here to see? Ah, now I see. There’s a man way up ahead….
I recently came across two different communion meditations that I had written earlier this year and wanted to share them. Below is the first, and next week I will share the second. This first one was inspired from a conversation that Sarah and I were having about the way that people hurt each other: “I hurt you. Why? Because you hurt me.” You figure out a new way to retaliate. I figure out my next steps to get you back. This…
(Written while people-watching on a public plaza…) Young girl. Running ahead of Mom. She is enjoying her freedom. Mom is following behind and letting her daughter explore and make choices of where to go. Mom isn’t controlling her. Daughter keeps looking back to check if Mom is still there. She wants Mom to be there. She wants to be sure that Mom is ok with the way she is exploring. If Mom wasn’t there, the freedom would suddenly turn scary. Did she…
Courage is not doing things that others are afraid of. It’s doing the things that you are afraid of. Said another way: Other people aren’t necessarily courageous because they are out there doing the things you are afraid of. They’re only courageous if they’re out there doing the things they are afraid of.
