Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Jun 08 2009
The high calling of redemption
It's sad to think that there are families full of people so wounded in life that they continue to hurt themselves and others. It's so sad that I can only read so many of these things before I have to balance them with news of much more positive things in the world. For instance, how about reports of tests that may one day help people with autism? And how about young people striving for and reaching goals that may take them into adulthood with a sense of honor and accomplishment? Self-worth is so important now. Christians often speak of dying to self, but that doesn't mean self-loathing. No loving human parent would ask that of us. A Heavenly Father would give us even more assurance of self-worth. We are bought with a price and we have been given a place of honor because of that. Anyone who chooses it is welcome to walk with dignity in the knowledge that they are loved.
posted at: 12:17 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
It's sad to think that there are families full of people so wounded in life that they continue to hurt themselves and others. It's so sad that I can only read so many of these things before I have to balance them with news of much more positive things in the world. For instance, how about reports of tests that may one day help people with autism? And how about young people striving for and reaching goals that may take them into adulthood with a sense of honor and accomplishment? Self-worth is so important now. Christians often speak of dying to self, but that doesn't mean self-loathing. No loving human parent would ask that of us. A Heavenly Father would give us even more assurance of self-worth. We are bought with a price and we have been given a place of honor because of that. Anyone who chooses it is welcome to walk with dignity in the knowledge that they are loved.
posted at: 12:17 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
