the city was wrapped in a low fog this morning as i left the house at a quarter of eight. now fog is not always my favorite, but on this particular morning i was feeling rather meloncholy(as in pensive, not as in an excess buildup of black bile), so i welcomed the sight that greeted me outside my front door. then the day just got better because it misted/rained. yay. earlier this summer i found an amazingly large ralph lauren umbrella at a garage sale. its one of my favorite things. its brown plaid. and its my therapy for rainy days. so anyway, it was a great morning...but i really should have strolled in the rain. instead i went to prayer at work, which was really good. sometimes i get discouraged and don't feel like it...but its so important to be faithful...and so i go and i am the better for it. i've been learning a lot about obedience this year. the whole "no pain, no gain" philosophy really rings true in Christianity, not just athletic training. Discipline is so vital to my witness for Christ and my spiritual growth.
i stumbled across some great poetic verse today and will post it for inspiration:
we must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. -Henry David Thoreau
no one can deal with the hearts of men unless he has the sympathy which is given by love. i have often been struck with St. Paul's notion as to the quality and quantity of feeling. if he charges you to be hopeful, it is to be very hopeful. we are not only to be fruitful, but we must abound in fruitfulness. every particular good must be carried to its ideal form...
every quality that goes to manhood, you must have in excess; as the brooks have their treasures, making haste to empty themselves, to give room for that which is coming on behind. you must have enough benevolence not only for yourselves, but for others, to pervade and to fill them. This is what is meant by living a godly life. -Henry Ward Beecher
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