Sunday, April 22, 2012
Hearts and Minds
Hello there!
Sunday, April 01, 2012
on moving on
Good evening everyone,
Holy week is coming. For some of us, is the end of many things. Some graduated, some graduating, some finishing some part of life i can't imagine to imagine or understand. For some, noting seems to be changing.
I would like to reflect that most of us who had spent or committed a little bit of time log would had an experience of some kind. Could be mixed with bits of negativity, positivity or nothingness. Some of us stayed on, while others left for a reason or two. Some of us left the catholic church or got distanced a bit. Whatever the case is, we would had learned a bit of ourselves, did something and left certain things unfulfilled.
I think that this week (holy week) is a good time to recollect on how you came to this point of life, what log was to you and what god left in your heart. Then move on with some semblance of resolution. This is particularly important for us if we are to take up any mission of sorts. Believe that God has a LIFE in store for you.
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On a side note, i do not make post often because 1stly i do not want my voice to be heard here too much. 2ndly i do not think my post can relate to anyone. But that being said, i hope this would accomplish something.
Hearts and Minds
Hello there!
I think it has been too long since there has been a post on LoG blog, so this is my small attempt to give it back some life... Anyway I was inspired to write here when I read this phrase in one of my reflections that I was going through: "the wisdom of the mind must be complemented with the strength of the heart" and immediately I drew reference to the when earlier today Mel and Greg were talking about how to close the gap between the heart and the mind. I was a little stunned when I read those words, not only by the immediate link to what happened today that was drawn (even though it was dated as 16th Jan) but by the fact I wrote it and could not even recall it. It just led me into a brief moment of introspection. In that short time I tried to trace back how I got to where I am now and how I could forget things like this; definitely one of the thoughts that ran through my mind was what else have I forgotten? Indeed I wondered where did I put my mind and heart into these past few months. Despite Lent and Holy week, I think God has been shifted to the side for quite a bit. I am thankful though, for His faithfulness to me in all things despite my waywardness. I think He has walked rather close to me this year and a lot of blessings I have received.
But besides the small (or rather big) slice of my ramblings, I reflected that too often I am too drawn into rationalizing things and just trying to be very clinical in my approach towards solving problems. I don't think it has helped though, definitely both the heart and the mind must come into play. For though the truth resides in the mind, love reigns in the heart; and definitely even with the truth, it is not enough to resolve things without love. It merely turns into a fight of who is right and who is wrong; it doesn't bring reconciliation or unity. The battle we wage against this world for the building of God's kingdom must not only be one of wits and logic, but must also be one that fights to win over the heart. Errrrrr yeah I don't think I'm very good at that, I think I'm better at just being logical, at being critical. But I'm resolved to try, slowly but surely, and with no small measure of God's grace, I'll try to love with my heart and not my head.
Love,
Andrew
2 Comments:
indeed!
but something I learnt in this battle of mind and heart is to trust the heart in making the decisions you think only the mind can make. Its some kind of discernment process though I still do get confused. :S
OH WELL.
Love trumps all!
heart & mind cannot exist without the other. They cannot truly grow independently.
______________________________________________Sunday, April 01, 2012
on moving on
Good evening everyone,
Holy week is coming. For some of us, is the end of many things. Some graduated, some graduating, some finishing some part of life i can't imagine to imagine or understand. For some, noting seems to be changing.
I would like to reflect that most of us who had spent or committed a little bit of time log would had an experience of some kind. Could be mixed with bits of negativity, positivity or nothingness. Some of us stayed on, while others left for a reason or two. Some of us left the catholic church or got distanced a bit. Whatever the case is, we would had learned a bit of ourselves, did something and left certain things unfulfilled.
I think that this week (holy week) is a good time to recollect on how you came to this point of life, what log was to you and what god left in your heart. Then move on with some semblance of resolution. This is particularly important for us if we are to take up any mission of sorts. Believe that God has a LIFE in store for you.
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On a side note, i do not make post often because 1stly i do not want my voice to be heard here too much. 2ndly i do not think my post can relate to anyone. But that being said, i hope this would accomplish something.
-dom
2 Comments:
hey dom, thanks for sharing your thoughts (:
before i share my own reflections with you, maybe you could share (first) on how you came to this point of life, what log is to you and what god left in your heart?
Soo
i like your point dom, it has hope. lent is hope.
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jes,
April 02, 2012 12:55 AM