August 22, 2024 – A

Little River at the Sinks — Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
We don't need to know anything
that we do not already know.
Another Bible study isn't going to
make any difference in the way our life
is lived.

Neither is another sermon.
Or another book.

It comes down to us and our intuition,
and the emptiness, stillness and silence.

And our being clear about our original nature,
our inherent virtues--
what we do best and what we love/enjoy doing most--
and our inherent intuition.

We stand/sit between our wants/wishes/desires/fears/dreads/anxiety
and what our intuition is calling us to do
in response to what is happening
in each situation as it arises.

And we say/decide/determine when and where
and how often to say,
(To our intuition),
"Okay, thy will, and not my will be done."

And. That. Is. It.

It comes down to nothing more than that
time after time.

We can believe anything we want/decide/choose
to believe as long as it enables us to do
what is called for,
when it is called for,
where it is called for,
how it is called for,
time after time.

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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