Thursday, August 3, 2023

Porch #103 * Soul Tending

  PORCH
A CHRIST-CENTERED
WEEKEND NEWSLETTER
gentle conversation & calming snapshots
uplifting linkage & occasional surprises
for those who delight in doing life
in the company of kindred spirits


It's so good to visit with you again this weekend, friends.  I always love these minutes we have together.  

Cultivating our life with God is the most needful, urgent investment of our time, energy, and focus.  From it flows all that defines us and our ability to impact others.  I hope you'll find these 4 essays helpful in taking you there.

And the song is the icing on the cake.

Emily Freeman

Hannah Brencher

Ruth Haley Barton



May you approach this weekend with gentleness, curiosity, and grace.  May you find yourself leaning into wisdom, listening well to the lonely, and loving deeply from the heart.  And may you hear the Spirit whisper, 'this is the way, walk ye in it' (Isaiah 30:21).  
Linda

thank you!

25 comments:

  1. Amen, Linda! May God bless your weekend with many joys and discoveries!

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    1. Discoveries. I like that, Martha! Will keep it in mind ...
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  2. Yes, my soul is hurting,
    and yes, I am in pain,
    but in my Christ I'm certain
    that I will rise again
    somewhere beyond this vale of tears,
    somewhere beyond the fall of night,
    somewhere beyond this sum of fears,
    somewhere, out there, I'll come to light
    and raise my heart in grateful praise
    to the promise made and kept
    at Calvary, the worst of days,
    by the Lord who never slept,
    but drank the cup God had to give
    that sin would die but I might live.

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    1. Andrew, these words will resonate with everyone who is suffering. Thank you for sharing your tender heart and your earnest faith with us this evening. I know there are people in this community who will be comforted by the truth you've spoken.

      Do I have your permission to share this with full attribution to you?
      ✝️

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    2. Linda, absolutely, share away?! I'm honoured!

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    3. That was supposed to be two exclamation points, not one and a question mark. Just noticed as I hit publish ..sigh.

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    4. Gosh, so many people are hurting right now. My prayer list keeps getting longer. Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy.
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    1. 13 days later, I spied your whispered comment, friend.
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  4. Is really important the teachings of God for people that need a way and Lost It. Thank you for your article.

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    1. It's easy to lose our way ... and yet His arms are always open.

      I'm glad you're here with us this weekend. Welcome!
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  5. Thanks for all the ideas!! some great reading here.

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    1. And thanks for all the spiritual wisdom you speak into my life, Jean ...
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  6. Amen! May you be blessed Linda! 😊
    Blessings, Jennifer

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  7. I've jotted a note and put it with my quiet time materials, so I don't forget to access these articles. Each title is intriguing! Thank you, Linda, for curating such worthwhile choices for us!

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    1. A great idea to use these essays in our devotional times. Thanks for that nudge, Nancy. A wise one since these beg time for a bit of reflective marinating.
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  8. Curiosity keeps people young and healthy. Have a nice weekend.

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    1. I find myself more curious and inquisitive as I get older ... in all the best ways!
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  9. I've been trying to live more embodied this year so I've opened the tab on Flesh-and-Blood Spirituality. And Richard Foster has been a favorite of mine since the 1980s so I'm off to read his article too. Thanks for sharing these finds with us, Linda!

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    1. I'm glad you found some that'd be helpful, Lisa.
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  10. Joining you on your porch today Linda. I enjoy hanging out with you. Wow, Andrew's message really resonated with me and warmed my heart.
    I appreciate you sharing your porch with Sweet Tea & Friends this month sweet friend.

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    1. Yeah, it was one of his best poems ever ...
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