“Do you love me?”

In a famous Hasidic story, a rabbi asks his disciple: “Do you love me?”

To which the disciple replies: “Of course I love you!”

The rabbi continues. “Do you know what causes me pain?” he asks.

“Rabbi, how can I know what causes you pain?”

To which the rabbi responds: “If you do not know what causes me pain, how can you say that you love me?”

(from Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin)

quotes on education

 Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

~ B.F. Skinner

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.

~ Vernon Law [baseball player] in Sports Legends on Success

My idea of education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects. 

~ Robert Maynard Hutchins

It is love that asks, that seeks, that knocks, that finds, and that is faithful to what it finds. 

~ St. Augustine

(from Rev. Dr. Kang Na, Westminster College)

“Cooking is ❤️ made visible.”

“Cooking is ❤️ made visible.” 

~ KitchenAid email

"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."

 "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." 

~ G.K. Chesterton

"I got 99 problems, but Romans 8:1"

 "I got 99 problems, but Romans 8:1"

~ Josh Howerton, Lakepointe Church member, Rockwall, Texas
@howertonjosh
May 16, 2021

quoted in May 20, 2021 Church Humor Newsletter <newsletter@e.christianitytoday.com>   

(Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,)

The Reality Behind the Dream of Total Freedom

"The inside joke about freedom—one that early settlers understood perfectly well and that this man would have found out soon enough—is that you’re always trading obedience to one thing for obedience to another."

The Reality Behind the Dream of Total Freedom
A walking trip with friends reveals the deeply American appeal of independence—and the truth about how much we need one another.
By Sebastian Junger
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/the-reality-behind-the-dream-of-total-freedom-11620919592
May 13, 2021 11:26 am ET

—This essay is adapted from Mr. Junger’s new book, “Freedom,” which will be published May 18 by Simon & Schuster.

When your child dies

... You know, my encouragement to the parents is

it is hard, and could take years and years,

but if you want to get close to your child,

get close to God. Your child is with God.

~ Victoria Osteen

Joel and Victoria Osteen on coping with tragedy

TRANSCRIPT Published December 17, 2012, 

Last Update January 8, 2015

https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/joel-and-victoria-osteen-on-coping-with-tragedy

Let's try to eliminate the afters...

 Email:

Subject: So true

 

Barely the day started and... it's already six in the evening.

Barely arrived on Monday and it's already Friday.

.. and the month is already over.

.. and the year is almost over.

.. and already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed.

.. and we realize that we lost our parents, friends.

and we realize it's too late to go back...

So... Let's try, despite everything, to enjoy the remaining time...

Let's keep looking for activities that we like...

Let's put some color in our grey...

Let's smile at the little things in life that put balm in our hearts.

And despite everything, we must continue to enjoy with serenity this time we have left.

Let's try to eliminate the afters...

I'm doing it after...

I'll say after...

I'll think about it after...

We leave everything for later like ′′ after ′′ is ours.

Because what we don't understand is that:

Afterwards, the coffee gets cold...

afterwards, priorities change...

Afterwards, the charm is broken...

afterwards, health passes...

Afterwards, the kids grow up...

Afterwards parents get old...

Afterwards, promises are forgotten...

afterwards, the day becomes the night...

afterwards life ends...

And then it's often too late....

So... Let's leave nothing for later...

Because still waiting see you later, we can lose the best moments,

the best experiences,

best friends,

the best family...

The day is today... The moment is now...

We are no longer at the age where we can afford to postpone what needs to be done right away.

So let's see if you have time to read this message and then share it.

Or maybe you'll leave it for "later"..

“Inch by inch, anything’s a cinch.”

 “Inch by inch, anything’s a cinch.”

~ Dr. Robert Schuler

"Talent is universal, but opportunity is not."

"Talent is universal, but opportunity is not."

~ Nicholas Kristof,
New York Times, Sunday, May 9, 2021

"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always."

"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always."

~ Robin Williams