Consider it all joy, my brothers, when YOU meet with various trials, knowing as YOU do that this tested quality of YOUR faith works out endurance. But let endurance have its work complete, that YOU may be complete and sound in all respects, not lacking in anything.
James 1:2-4
am i weird for quoting the Bible? i ask, but i don't know if i care what you think. no offense. i guess i just want to reaffirm that i'm not a weirdo, and i recognize the somewhat offbeat nature of my post.
well. that's all i've been meaning to put up lately. it's been almost two weeks since my last post and i do think of blogging. i just never think i have anything interesting to say. i could go into "why this scripture in particular" breaking it down to what it means to me and why i think it's so important...but i'll let you decipher that for yourselves.
whatever. sigh.
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I think it's nice that you posted a scripture.
ReplyDeleteI'm proud of you!!
ReplyDeleteQuoting a scripture is not offbeat, nor does it make you weird. Remember who you are.
Plus, sharing which scriptures we are thinking about may reveal more about us and what is going on in our lives, or our past, than almost anything else.
Did I say I was proud of you? Ok, maybe yes. But it deserves a second comment.
ReplyDeleteI find those big YOUs incredibly distracting. I know they are supposed to represent the plural form, but it doesn't matter, I had to try five times before I was able to read through it and understand it.
ReplyDelete(It's like Paul just starts shouting all of a sudden. YOU!)
I guess the image you're afraid of is "Oh, look at me, I quote the Bible, because I'm sooo spiritual". Is that it?
thanks guys. you encourage me. :)
ReplyDeleteand stephan...yes, that is the image i do not want to give off.
Here's another poem from Brecht. (It's from the 20th century and doesn't rhyme in German either):
ReplyDeleteMorgens und Abends zu lesen
Der, den ich liebe
Hat mir gesagt
Daß er mich braucht.
Darum
Gebe ich auf mich acht
Sehe auf meinen Weg und
Fürchte von jedem Regentropfen
Daß er mich erschlagen könnte.
To be Read Mornings and Evenings
The one I love
has said to me
that he needs me
That's why
I take care of myself
look at my path and
fear from every rain drop
that it could beat me to death
It would be cruel to comment again on Brandon's love letter to Johnathan. I am happy you enjoyed it, Bianca. I did not expect such positive reviews of my comment.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you arrived home safely Friday morning. ;)