catholic tastes.BEFORE AND AFTER ENLIGHTENMENT "The ancient monks from the East had a perfect Zen proverb proverb, short statement of wisdom or advice that has passed into general use. More homely than aphorisms, proverbs generally refer to common experience and are often expressed in metaphor, alliteration, or rhyme, e.g. that summarized the means and the end of business spirituality: `Before enlightenment, chopping wood and hauling water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and hauling water. -- Jim Grote and John McGeeney (in Spirituality, May/June 2000) PUT YOUR FINGER HERE AND SEE MY PIERCINGS "The challenge of the church isn't to denounce de·nounce tr.v. de·nounced, de·nounc·ing, de·nounc·es 1. To condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible. See Synonyms at criticize. 2. To accuse formally. 3. those with tattoos and pierced body parts. We must point those with pierced noses, tongues, eyebrows, and ears to the inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. body of the Savior of the world whose pierced hands are reaching out to them." -- Leonard Sweet Leonard I. Sweet is a Christian preacher, the E. Stanley Jones Professor of evangelism at Drew University, in Madison, New Jersey, and a Visiting Distinguished Professor at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon. (quoted in Current Thoughts & Trends, August 2000) I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that he didn't trust me so much. --Mother Teresa of Calcutta |
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