I read a “Swedish Proverb” this week at school. “When a blind man carries a lame man, both go forward.” I thought this was a really cool image. All of us have our imperfections and our setbacks. But if we unite to someone else, we can get somewhere in life. Now this is the idea [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Swedish.
Posted in Open Door on January 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“… the end will justify the pain it took to get us there…”
Posted in Open Door on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So today I ran into her. Well, honestly, I saw her about twenty-five feet away. I made my way a little bit closer, she finished her short-but-sweet conversation with a long-lost childhood friend, and she walked over to me. Three sentences were exchanged and that was it. She was gone with the wind. But contrary to [...]
Test
Posted in Open Door on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Testing. Testing. Check, 1, 2. This is a test. There’s a verse in the Bible I read a couple days ago. It says “Test everything. Hold on to the good.” Everything we do in life is a test. We are made to face different challenges and trials, and overcoming them leads to our inevitable maturing. [...]