By: Betsy Bell

Betsy Bell — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 02:14:39 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for bringing this passage to mind. It is so radical when you think that what Jesus was about was inviting us to live outside the consumer society of Empire and consider our neighbor. My daily practice is an attempt to line up with the freedom of being unhinged from the worry of acquisition. Betsy

By: betsyjbell

betsyjbell — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 21:26:37 +0000

from a friend via emailtwo things– I love the old Clairol ad: “You’re not getting older, you’re getting better.” and this:
Lilies of the Field Notes:
if we can only remember how much we are loved we can be more at ease, live in this present moment and enjoy life without so much anxiety. I find that if I do actually take this to heart, mindfulness comes a lot easier… and thoughts of my eventual demise are easier to bear:
I like Peterson’s translation of Jesus’s words:
Matthew 6:26 The Message (MSG)
25-26 “If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don’t fuss about what’s on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

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