lifting others up

"I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult. —E. B. White"

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I’m conflicted

I admit it

Sometimes I just want to have fun

I want to engage in life playfully, and not worry about a thing

But then

There is that Mennonite heritage

Which says you must contribute

You must make a difference

In this dualistic world in which we live

Those are not easy value sets to wed

Life is difficult

Evil lives in high places

People are willfully ignorant

Nurturing their dark angels for the gods of power and wealth

There is so much to do

And so one grabs moments

A walk under the mountain

An adventure in a new place

A touch of music here

A good book there

And then one descends into the region of “ooze and slime and old decay” (CS Lewis)

To do the work of lifting others up (and one’s self as well)

Into the region of light

Where love lives

Where people care

Where healing happens