Cherished and Chosen

"Chosen" "Cherised" now "Choose to Cherish!"

2 John. John’s Second Letter
1:1The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth; 1:2for the truth's sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever: 1:3Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
1:4I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father. 1:5Now I beg you, dear lady, not as though I wrote to you a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 1:6This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. 1:7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who don't confess that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the Antichrist. 1:8Watch yourselves, that we don't lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward. 1:9Whoever transgresses and doesn't remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn't have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son. 1:10If anyone comes to you, and doesn't bring this teaching, don't receive him into your house, and don't welcome him, 1:11for he who welcomes him participates in his evil works.
1:12Having many things to write to you, I don't want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be made full. 1:13The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amen.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Well...I am officially crazy if any of you wondered. I sat outside and talked to a bird the other night. Talked to him and soothed him. It was a young turtledove. EArlier that day I watched as he hunkered down next to mom and I got the mower within a quarter of an inch from him. He didn't move. Not a sound either. Later that night I found him a short distance away (he HAD made some progress) sitting on my retaining wall. I sat next to him and apologized for scaring him so bad. I reaffirmed that fear was ok...and that mom would most likely come back and that even if she didn't, he could make it. Crazy, huh? Weirder yet, he seemed to listen. I felt like he could understand. I even heard myself. Those that we allow to protect us in our lives may actually not come back...but in some way they have certainly prepared us to face all fear. We can make progress on our own...even if only to the retaining wall to have a new source of soothing come sit with us. It was okay. It felt okay.

Cherished and Chosen