"peace is joy resting; joy is peace dancing"

thought one:
"beyond all these things, put on love, which is the bond of perfection."

Humility is... so beautiful. I have yet to find anything so lovely as those sincere who refuse to obstruct the Spirit of Christ by their self-consciousness. It makes me want to cry... in a good way....

thought two:

...because "everybody" else manufactures these "cages," these personas they put on or slip into to prevent (or try to prevent) themselves from vulnerability. Sometimes the cages are elaborate and impressive; everybody else just stands in awe. Then there are those of us whose cages are pathetic, and, being self-aware individuals, we lament the flimsyness of our "defense."

Our souls have to be guarded. We can't let ourselves look stupid. We can't let ourselves look like we think we're smart. We can't let ourselves look overly spiritual and arrogant. We can't let ourselves look underspiritual. We can't let ourselves look too holy and aloof. We can't let ourselves look too sinful. We can't let ourselves look eager. We can't let ourselves look lonely. We can't let ourselves look like we need anything. It's like constantly living as on reality TV, constantly feeling there are cameras and an audience of a million watching us impassively. For every action, one must contemplate all possible scenarios for reaction on the part of the "other". In jr-high, it's borderline purgatory... even now I can't shake it.

If you can't relate... praise God MUCH, and pray for me and us OFTEN.

thought three:
Global terrorism is the "other side of the coin" of globalism.