4.19.17 … “the distance between two people is the lack of respect for each other.”

“Solvitur Ambulando” – It is solved by walking, 2017 Labyrinth Walks, Avondale Presbyterian Church, Charlotte NC:

What great fun to enjoy a night labyrinth walk with a very dear and longtime friend, Marty McMullin (daughter of Martha Wayt ).

Marty and I reconnected after a long hiatus about 6 years ago, and now we have seen each other 2x in the last 6 months!

What a joy to reconnect in this stage of life. To many more long chats about things that matter: Family, friendship, world views, history, art and love and forgiveness!

I am feeling blessed today.

Safe travels, Marty!

Quotes …

“Happy week and remember:

the distance between two people is the lack of respect for each other.”

-Paul Coehlo

“Thinking about monastic ideals is not the same as living up to them, but at any rate such thinking has an important place in a monk’s life, because you cannot begin to do anything unless you have some idea what you are trying to do.”

– Thomas Merton, The Sign of Jonas

And some Henri Nouwen …

When we are spiritually free, we do not have to worry about what to say or do in unexpected, difficult circumstances. When we are not concerned about what others think of us or what we will get for what we do, the right words and actions will emerge from the center of our beings because the Spirit of God, who makes us children of God and sets us free, will speak and act through us.

Jesus says: “When you are handed over, do not worry about how to speak or what to say; what you are to say will be given to you when the time comes, because it is not you who will be speaking; the Spirit of your Father will be speaking in you” (Matthew 10:19-20).

Let’s keep trusting the Spirit of God living within us, so that we can live freely in a world that keeps handing us over to judges and evaluators.

“Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” – Zechariah 4: 6

What does spiritual freedom feel like for you?

SOURCE: Henri Nouwen Society | Home | Henri Nouwen Society, http://henrinouwen.org/

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