tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post4901886258713534295..comments2024-03-24T07:40:30.032-04:00Comments on A Word Edgewise: Spiritual Thursday: HopeLinda Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-58451148749810084262020-06-05T17:30:53.851-04:002020-06-05T17:30:53.851-04:00So much to love in the poem you created:
"....So much to love in the poem you created: <br /><br />"... continue the work<br />without giving up<br />... <br />Define work with actions<br />Living the work<br />with love for all neighbors."<br />There's much to learn from your words. Thanks for collecting these verbs from the quote and making a poem with them.<br />Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-43346864740963771582020-06-04T19:01:56.649-04:002020-06-04T19:01:56.649-04:00The Nouwen passage is so powerful - I note the rep...The Nouwen passage is so powerful - I note the repetition of "choose" in his words and in yours. We choose hope, we choose to let go of what's draining us, holding us back. It is a daily molding process, a becoming of something better than what we are, for a purpose only God can fully see. Your poem, the passage that inspired it - all so beautifully appropriate for these times! And for all times, really. Thank you for the release and peace they impart.Fran Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295033583781089018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-35222783877130702002020-06-04T14:43:33.178-04:002020-06-04T14:43:33.178-04:00Linda: I like your poem very much, and also the wa...Linda: I like your poem very much, and also the way your concentrated on verbs. I will have to try this! Even though I am retired, I find it very hard not be plan. Maybe it's harder now I'm retired... I need more time to think through and make decisions, to get actual work done. Nouwen challenges me, but I know it is a good challenge. Our church had a situation recently in which this exact lesson was played out... someday I will write about it. Thanks again.Karen Eastlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778112838401454642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-24108575086998754852020-06-04T10:52:19.452-04:002020-06-04T10:52:19.452-04:00Letting go of the privilege of planning speaks to ...Letting go of the privilege of planning speaks to me these days. I feel each day brings more and more heartache. When will it stop? When can we be normal if there even is such a thing. Thanks for sharing your inspiration and your vulnerability in this poem. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-60452739149787078572020-06-04T06:54:45.149-04:002020-06-04T06:54:45.149-04:00Linda, your approach to this post is very interest...Linda, your approach to this post is very interesting. From simple verbs you have created a poem that is timely. I like how you crafted the poem moving from speaking about your goals to defining hopes for a new generation of doers. This line is a call to action for me: "must let go of the privilege of planning".Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682499942234804128.post-30220432380610518042020-06-04T06:21:15.172-04:002020-06-04T06:21:15.172-04:00Thank you! I like the way you've used the quot...Thank you! I like the way you've used the quote to create something new!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.com