Tuesday on Friday
“In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;
I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me?” --Psalm 56:1
It is Friday and my soul is feeling that it might be a good day to revisit the book Tuesdays with Morrie. From time to time excerpts from Morrie’s life and the words of Sacred Scripture have served as a means for deepening my journey inward. Today we find Morrie in the final stages of ALS. His interviewer, Mitch Albom, listens as his dying professor spends some time on “the ultimate questions, the ones that won’t go away.”
“That’s the thing, you see. Once you get your fingers
on the important questions, you can’t turn away from them.”
Mitch asks, ‘And which are the important questions?’
The professor continues, ‘As I see it, they have to do with love, responsibility, spirituality, awareness. And if I were healthy today,
those would still be my issues. They should have been all along.’”
Take time with the ultimate values both in your work and in your relationships. As we each do this, deep praise will rise up from within our souls. Enjoy your weekend and spend time formulating your important questions in the areas that Morrie suggested.
A prayer: God of my life and all life, guide me as I struggle to reflect the important questions throughout the weekend.
--Ben Keckler
04.29.11
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Daily Devotions - Wednesday, January 7
What Is The Important Stuff?
“A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.”
--Proverbs 14:30
One of the valuable textbooks for living is Mitch Albom’s book, Tuesdays with Morrie. It is a favorite book of mine. Mitch discovered that his revered college professor, Morrie, was dying. He took off a number of Tuesdays to go and visit his old professor. In today’s devotion we hear some important questions from their second visit. Morrie poses these questions as a guide for living:
1. Have you found someone to share your heart with?
2. Are you giving to your community?
3. Are you at peace with yourself?
4. Are you trying to be as human as you can be?
These questions are worthy of thought at this beginning of the new year. Have a good day.
Prayer: Holy God, fill my heart (and your world) with peace. Amen.
Ben Keckler
01.07.09
“A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.”
--Proverbs 14:30
One of the valuable textbooks for living is Mitch Albom’s book, Tuesdays with Morrie. It is a favorite book of mine. Mitch discovered that his revered college professor, Morrie, was dying. He took off a number of Tuesdays to go and visit his old professor. In today’s devotion we hear some important questions from their second visit. Morrie poses these questions as a guide for living:
1. Have you found someone to share your heart with?
2. Are you giving to your community?
3. Are you at peace with yourself?
4. Are you trying to be as human as you can be?
These questions are worthy of thought at this beginning of the new year. Have a good day.
Prayer: Holy God, fill my heart (and your world) with peace. Amen.
Ben Keckler
01.07.09
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Daily Devotions - Wednesday, January 9
What Is The Important Stuff?
“A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.”
Proverbs 14:30
One of the valuable textbooks for living is Mitch Albom’s book Tuesdays with Morrie. Mitch discovered that his revered college professor, Morrie, was dying. He took off a number of Tuesdays to go and visit his old professor. In today’s devotion we hear some important questions from their second visit. Morrie poses these questions as a guide for living:
1. Have you found someone to share your heart with?
2. Are you giving to your community?
3. Are you at peace with yourself?
4. Are you trying to be as human as you can be?
These questions are worthy of thought, particularly as we consider what we want to experience during 2008. Have a good day.
A prayer for the year 2008:
Holy God, fill my heart (and your world) with peace. Amen.
Ben Keckler
01.09.08
“A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.”
Proverbs 14:30
One of the valuable textbooks for living is Mitch Albom’s book Tuesdays with Morrie. Mitch discovered that his revered college professor, Morrie, was dying. He took off a number of Tuesdays to go and visit his old professor. In today’s devotion we hear some important questions from their second visit. Morrie poses these questions as a guide for living:
1. Have you found someone to share your heart with?
2. Are you giving to your community?
3. Are you at peace with yourself?
4. Are you trying to be as human as you can be?
These questions are worthy of thought, particularly as we consider what we want to experience during 2008. Have a good day.
A prayer for the year 2008:
Holy God, fill my heart (and your world) with peace. Amen.
Ben Keckler
01.09.08
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