That beautiful piece of wisdom is from MikeF at The Mercy Blog. It comes toward the end of his post for Blog Action Day, a bloggers' day on world poverty. FranIAm has also posted for this action.
I am a little low-energy today and looking at four (or is it five?) unfinished projects, none of them optional, so I am re-learning the lesson of the Body of Christ, and remembering to be grateful for my friends whose prayers carry me and who also act when I cannot.
As I write, I am especially grateful for Mike's wisdom.
By the way, Mike just made his Life Profession as a Third Order Franciscan. Read about the fine day at Hifield Friary here, and if you want to know more about what it means to be a Tertiary as opposed to a Brother, don't be afraid to ask Mike! P.S. Mike is also a grandfather and a cat person. +Maya wanted me to write that.
Art: "Communion of Saints," by Ira Thomas. Tip of the fedora to ConcordPastor. (Fran, note, I just found this via a Web search for art on the Communion of Saints!)
4 comments:
Thanks for the link Jane - I was posting the words of someone who gave them to me anonymously, they are most profound.
Mike F is one of my favorite bloggers and someone who I mostly connect through via my church blog. He is a regular commenter there and I comment at the Mercy blog from my other id.
The other day I was in the pastor's office (in fact right after I emailed you from my blackberry!) and we were looking at the church blog. The pastor looked at Mike's comment and said "Who is that guy? He comments a lot, I like him."
I have yet to tell Mike that one.
Tiny cute blogworld Jane... I just looked at the art and the credit!
I am also an avid Concord Pastor blogfan from my other id.
Thanks, Jane... And Fran!
I'm really touched, you know, to hear such things from two of my own favourite bloggers - say Hi to your pastor for me, Fran!
That picture is just beautiful, Jane. Thank you for that!
Ftifa is sitting looking out of the study window as I type this - sends her respectful regards to +Maya! She's only 6 months old, and much the tiniest of the cats. I really must post some pictures of her and her sister Ruby... Ah, now Griffin, the giant British Blue from next door, has just dropped by. It's being a catty morning...
I will tell Padre you say hello Mike!
He never quite knows what to make of this blogging business.
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