“For us to work for justice and peace and really be activists in the good sense of the word is to do it not because we need to prove to ourselves or anybody that we are worth loving. Rather, it is because we are so in touch with our belovedness that we are free to act according to the truth and say no to injustice and say yes when we see justice and peace…The greatest obstacle which prevents the Spirit working in us is that we say to ourselves that we are useless, we are nothing. Once I know I am the Beloved, once I start discovering that in me, then the Spirit can work in me and in others; then we can do wonderful things. Now, once I say, “No, God doesn’t love me, I am not as good as everyone else,” somehow I do not claim the truth that Jesus came to proclaim.”
Henri J. M. Nouwen from Discipleship and Reconciliation quoted in The Only Necessary Thing
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"When I was memorizing the names of the stars, part of the purpose was to help them each to be more particularly the particular star each one was supposed to be."-Proginoskes from A Wind in the Door by Madeline L'Engle
I'm a first year band teacher and first year seminary student, and the one thing I want to do with my work and my life is to help people know who they are.
These links are a way of organizing posts in topics that I regularly post about.
Music Mondays Self-explanatory :)
Teaching My experiences as a first year teacher, as well as thoughts and quotes about teaching
Devos Thoughts from others' or my own Jesus Time
Thursday Quotes Also self-explanatory
Stories from the Band Room Stories from my life as a music student/teacher (very similar to Tuesdays...)
Life Posts that attempt to make sense of my life
Points of Intersection Quotes and thoughts as I'm learning how teaching, music, and prophetic ministry relate to each other
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June 7, 2012
