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I said I wasn’t gonna tell nobody but I couldn’t keep it to myself Oh I couldn’t keep it too myself Oh I couldn’t keep it too myself I said I wasn’t gonna tell nobody but I couldn’t keep it to myself What the Lord has done for me You ought to been there when... The post Waiting For Love appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

It’s patient, it’s kind, it doesn’t envy or boast. It’s all you need. It’s a many splendored thing. It lifts us up where we belong. It’s one-third of the phrase that so many people long to hear. And it’s one-third of the phrase that too many people are afraid to utter. It can change the... The post Love appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

2016 was kind of a rough year. But the wassail song reminds me of a time when folks who were less fortunate, who were perhaps also feeling a little lost in the wilderness, banded together to offer love and joy to those around them. They’d sing and dance in the streets and go door to... The post Love & Joy appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Surprised by Joy: this is the title of C.S. Lewis’ book and a good metaphor for our Advent. Surprised by Joy, we were when God came to us in Jesus Christ, Emmanuel. Joy that changed our ways of feeling, of seeing, of looking. Joy that stretched our horizon to new ways of being, of living.... The post Surprised By Joy appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

It’s not that your pain was necessary. Suffering isn’t necessarily instrumental. Often it’s pointless. But neither can we escape the truth that Joy and Sorrow are old friends. We say that the day is coming when all the tears will be wiped away because we know for certain that there will be tears. Even in... The post Joy Knows Sorrow appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Solidarity with Standing Rock, placing medicines in the sacred fire, humbled, grateful for these brave souls, protecting the water. Though our job to stop the pipeline is hard, we gather in joy to be together. We can not wait much longer. The Earth is sacred. Each life is worthy. The water is precious. Facing those... The post We Risk Joy appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

Joy to the world. Wait, the whole world? Even the parts of the world I disagree with? Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea? Joy to the people who voted differently, who pray differently, who love differently? Is it joy to the world or joy to my world? Because I tend to be... The post Joy appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

What is on my heart is peace. With all that is going on in the world it gets hard do wait and is easy to despair. Waiting for God is a test of our endurance but what I am learning is to be at peace with God’s pace. There are things we can learn while... The post Wait With Expectation appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

All we are saying… We need more than a chance. This might be our last dance, soon-to-be governed like a bad romance The ulcerative condition of white supremacy that tries to divide you from me needs to be wiped free from our memory before it becomes more, possibly takes over, wreaking havoc, releasing empire into... The post All We Are Saying appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.

The virgin birth troubles me. You see, most Christmas lore has some plausible explanation. The star that appeared to Jesus’ birth could have been a comet. The shepherds may have seasoned their meal with a mushroom or two before the angels appeared. But the virgin birth — where did that DNA come from? Despite its... The post Peace On Earth appeared first on Thirty Seconds or Less.