Listening To Our Heart
Our work week comes to an end with this story from the life of Morrie Schwartz, as recounted by Mitch Albom in Tuesdays with Morrie. Morrie is nearing his death when he shares this insight with Mitch. It seems Morrie has learned the value of listening to his heart.
“I heard a nice little story the other day,” Morrie says. He closes his eyes for a moment and I wait.
“Okay. The story is about a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand old time. He’s enjoying the wind and the fresh air—until he notices the other waves in front of him crashing against the shore. ‘My God, this is terrible,’ the wave says. ‘Look what’s going to happen to me!’ Then along comes another wave. It sees the first wave, looking grim, and it says to him, ‘Why do you look so sad?’ The first wave says, ‘You don’t understand! We’re all going to crash! All of us waves are going to be nothing! Isn’t it terrible?’ The second wave says, ‘No, YOU don’t understand. You’re not a wave, you’re part of the ocean.’”
I smile, Mitch says. Morrie closed his eyes again and said:
“Part of the ocean, part of the ocean.”
Ben Keckler
09.05.08
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Friday, September 5, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Daily Devotions - Thursday, September 4
Listening To Our Heart
In life we don’t have all of the answers.
We won’t have all of the answers.
Sometimes we have to go forward without the answers.
The answers from the tragedy become clearer----down the road.
We will never understand all of life before we need to start living life.
We have to live first to learn the answers.
A prayer for today: God, may I live today fully aware that I can learn more answers as I listen to my heart. Amen.
Ben Keckler
09.04.08
In life we don’t have all of the answers.
We won’t have all of the answers.
Sometimes we have to go forward without the answers.
The answers from the tragedy become clearer----down the road.
We will never understand all of life before we need to start living life.
We have to live first to learn the answers.
A prayer for today: God, may I live today fully aware that I can learn more answers as I listen to my heart. Amen.
Ben Keckler
09.04.08
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Daily Devotions - Wednesday, September 3
Listening To Our Heart
Today is a good day to meditate on this story from the philosopher Chuang Tzu:
"The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish,
And when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten.
The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits.
When the rabbits are caught, the snare is forgotten.
The purpose of the word is to convey ideas.
When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten.
Where can I find a person who has forgotten words?
This is the one I would like to talk to."
Remember that even in silence there is a great deal that is being said.
Enjoy listening today.
Ben Keckler
09.03.08
Today is a good day to meditate on this story from the philosopher Chuang Tzu:
"The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish,
And when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten.
The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits.
When the rabbits are caught, the snare is forgotten.
The purpose of the word is to convey ideas.
When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten.
Where can I find a person who has forgotten words?
This is the one I would like to talk to."
Remember that even in silence there is a great deal that is being said.
Enjoy listening today.
Ben Keckler
09.03.08
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Daily Devotions - Tuesday, September 2
“Listening To Our Heart”
Receive this prayer, attributed to St. Francis, a person who listened from the heart.
Lord,
Make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
Divine Master, grant
That I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Have a better day today as you listen to your heart.
Ben Keckler
09.02.08
Receive this prayer, attributed to St. Francis, a person who listened from the heart.
Lord,
Make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
Divine Master, grant
That I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Have a better day today as you listen to your heart.
Ben Keckler
09.02.08
Daily Devotions - Monday, September 1
“Listening To Our Heart”
Expand my awareness, O God,
to others whom I will see today and tomorrow.
Help me to look for the signs
of our common humanity as we share our lives with each other.
Help me to listen to what my heart is saying and,
help me to listen to what others are saying to me.
May I hear both the words they speak and the things they are really saying.
Sensitize me to the cries for help that all of us bury deep in our hearts.
Remind me of your steadfast love and help me to reflect your love to others.
Amen.
Ben Keckler
09.01.08
Expand my awareness, O God,
to others whom I will see today and tomorrow.
Help me to look for the signs
of our common humanity as we share our lives with each other.
Help me to listen to what my heart is saying and,
help me to listen to what others are saying to me.
May I hear both the words they speak and the things they are really saying.
Sensitize me to the cries for help that all of us bury deep in our hearts.
Remind me of your steadfast love and help me to reflect your love to others.
Amen.
Ben Keckler
09.01.08
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