Just read this on the Luther quotes

Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.
..................................... Martin Luther

thought it has a lot of wisdom in

even if somewhat stereotyped about marriage roles

Disappointment Still [with the Church and Me] - But Hope Springing Up

taken from a [long :) ] comment I just wrote to a contact on Facebook

as I am holding various insights in paradoxical tension at the moment..even those from past evangelicals [e.g. like Tozer and others], who I found helpful earlier on as a Christian

and I see hope springing up in many places...reform, new insights, freshness

I think the bathwater needs changing frequently, but without throwing the baby [Jesus, grown to Man, and his words and His question "who do you say that I am?"] out

words from the N.T. came to me recently

"..only hold on to what you have gained.." [actually cannot find where that is]

I understand what you mean by 'woundedness,' I think,
-I came to realise I had great disappointment with the Church...after I got the space and time to stand back and mull the previous 20 years over [after we left]..as I had such high hopes of doing and being what I saw the early disciples did/said...I am simple in heart in that way, and yet passionate about these things [which sets some up for a harder fall, but I would rather that than not have feelings/passion]

but through the last 7 years have realised that I have to let others be imperfect as I am..and leaders are ordinary people who fail at times..only Jesus does not fail us..
and that I, also, am part of that not fully perfected Church

as I can never leave Jesus
where would I go? :(
He has the words of eternal life
and has become even more dear to me over the last 7 years

and I am beginning to love his Body again :-)

Am No Good at Blogging But Will Try

I have so many thoughts, but am not good at organising them into words..my typing is not much good - only began to type about 7 years ago in my 40's..

anyway...today's jumbled thoughts

so varied

someone wrote on Facebook:
"God design us in his image. Like him, we as his children will be inspired by his spirit to not only think like him but also to have oneness with his spirit. Only the Lord grants intelligence out of weakness of our spirit."

and I replied

"I am no academic, and finished school at 16 with just a few good exam results [although always loved reading],
but I know my weak and tired mind can be energised by God's Spirit into loving Him with my mind as well as my heart and soul and spirit..
and it can be exciting...not dry and boring...when we begin to see those 'jigsaw puzzle pieces' beginning to fall in place - to harmonise..when words come, [with the help of other brothers and sisters who have studied], onto things we have always known, since being in Him, but never could find the words for before."

and my other thoughts were remembering being a young teenager in the early 70's and the pop music me and my friends loved at the time..especially the teenybopper songs from Donny Osmond *swoon*
and David Cassidy
Life was so easy then [although I didn't think so at the time]