Thought for the Morning

[qos]

I've seen this same thought expressed elsewhere, but particularly liked this utterance:


"God has often made saints of scoundrels, but He has never done anything with the half-hearted and the cowardly."

Comments

[saskia139.livejournal.com]

Amen!

[southernselkie.livejournal.com]

I love it.

[gothic-coop.livejournal.com]

Sure he has, we just never see the simpltons mirciles. We would see them just as an everyday thing.

Revelation 3:15-16

[amqu.livejournal.com]

‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or else hot. So, because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth.

[toesontheground.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it is about having courage at the key moments? ...I'm thinking of movies here: you know, the scoundrel who does the right thing when it really matters, and the coward who is "good" but fails to be brave when it really matters?

Mind you - the key moments aren't always as clear in day-to-day life as in movies - we don't often celebrate the courage of the everyday, of the little decisions...mmmm

thoughts to ponder - thanks :)

Re: Revelation 3:15-16

[qos.livejournal.com]

Thanks!
I didn't have time to look it up this morning. I always forget that that's in Revelation.

[qos.livejournal.com]

I think it's more of a matter of a general orientation toward life.

The context of the quotation was the dangers of inertia in the spiritual life.