Love and Hurry
I found these quotes in a recent letter and wanted to share them with you all:
"The most serious sign of hurry sickness is a diminished capacity to love."
"Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is one thing hurried people don't have."
These quotes are from a book by John Ortberg that one of our missionary friends is reading. I was struck by his words because I have been feeling very hurried lately, mainly because I started my new job, and at the same time running into more and more people I would like to love more. How can I de-hurry my life so that I'm available to love others more? That would be my Christmas prayer request. We visited our old church this past Sunday and I left feeling very burdened. A couple of dear friends seem to be just wiped out / nearing full exhaustion and I wish I could just wave a magic wand to give them more energy and time. I guess that's God's job. We are all so burdened, Lord! Help us with your mighty hand.
"The most serious sign of hurry sickness is a diminished capacity to love."
"Love and hurry are fundamentally incompatible. Love always takes time, and time is one thing hurried people don't have."
These quotes are from a book by John Ortberg that one of our missionary friends is reading. I was struck by his words because I have been feeling very hurried lately, mainly because I started my new job, and at the same time running into more and more people I would like to love more. How can I de-hurry my life so that I'm available to love others more? That would be my Christmas prayer request. We visited our old church this past Sunday and I left feeling very burdened. A couple of dear friends seem to be just wiped out / nearing full exhaustion and I wish I could just wave a magic wand to give them more energy and time. I guess that's God's job. We are all so burdened, Lord! Help us with your mighty hand.
posted by miriamhead at 3:39 PM
2 Comments:
hi miriam. i missed you and decided to visit your blog. i wish i could live inside your head for a day. then i'd come back out so you could tell me all the things that happened inside your head the day after.
I like the quotes. Miss you, and hope you are doing well, and getting opportunities to slow down in the midst of the chaos. We need the LORD, Amen?
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