Considerad los lirios...

"Por eso os digo:

No os preocupéis por vuestra vida,
qué comeréis; ni por vuestro cuerpo, qué vestiréis.

Porque la vida es más

que el alimento,
y el cuerpo más que la ropa.

Considerad los cuervos, que ni siembran ni siegan;

no tienen bodega ni granero, y sin embargo,

Dios los alimenta;

¡Cuánto más valéis vosotros que las aves!

¿Y quién de vosotros, por ansioso que esté,

puede añadir una hora al curso de su vida?

Si vosotros, pues, no podéis hacer algo tan pequeño,

¿por qué os preocupáis por lo demás?

Considerad los lirios, cómo crecen;

no trabajan ni hilan; pero os digo

que ni Salomón en toda su gloria

se vistió como uno de éstos."

El Libro Mágico de Mi Maestro

"La Carta del Médico", página 12

Last Words for A Brother

"Only in the darkness can you see the stars"
~ MARTIN LUTHER KING

Be still, my soul. And listen.
They are there. Last words for a brother,
no longer in sight.

Last words? Hardly.
For the Conversation continues,
mid-sentence:

Right there, where we left it
on the side of a frozen lake,
at Punderson.

A walk I will never forget.
Just you -- and I -- two brothers
on the same path, talking.

Going over the struggle,
talking about God, focusing
on His Love. Feeling His Presence.

My tennis shoes were new.
Way too white. And the mud,
though slightly frozen, menacing.

Like the muck that sucks us all in,
engulfing us, pulling us down,
desiring so deeply… to bury us.

We were two brothers, on the same path,
that day at Punderson. And I told you:
there’s no difference, I’ve been there, too.

These shoes might be white, but I
know the grime, the grit, the fight,
that terrible falling. The darkness.

Life is tough. I should be dead,
I reminded you that day. Like so many
friends who’d fallen down, in the slime.

* * * * *

We neared the lake, along a frozen shore.

God, it was COLD! Yet, we were warmed, talking about Jesus.

About Love Himself.

Remember how I warned you?
I said: be careful about Religion.
Accept no substitutes. Seek carefully.

You’ll know who knows Him,
those who really walk with Love.

Seek them. It’s in their eyes. It’s in their voice.

* * * * *

It was darker now, but you were listening.
And there was Light around us, as He
drew us both closer together.

You know, Jesus loved lakes, just like you.
He hung around ‘em. Walked on ‘em.
Knew their fish… and their fishermen.

And now, as we continue our chat
there, where we left it, I can actually see you there
with Him – at the water’s edge:



Having breakfast with God, the questions
forever answered. The hurts completely healed.
Leaning your head against His chest.

By the fire.

* * * * *

I LOVE YOU BILL.
Your brother, Paul
December 17th, 2011






Photo credits:
HERE and ALSO HERE

Admirable Forajido ~ Beautiful Outlaw

Beautiful Outlaw OFFICIAL TRAILER from Ransomed Heart on Vimeo.

Si buscas a Dios, si anhelas encontrarle de verdad...
si intuyes que la imagen de Jesucristo que nos han vendido
los sistemas religiosos es falsa y distorcionada,
entonces te recomiendo este libro con todo mi alma :-)

Admirable Forajido, por John Eldredge

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If you're looking for God, if you yearn to truly find Him...
if you know by pure intuition that the image of Jesus Christ
sold to us by religious systems is false and distorted,
then I recommend this book to you with all my heart :-)

Beautiful Outlaw, by John Eldredge

Merry Christmas ~ Feliz Navidad

"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given..."
Merry Christmas to all of my dear friends here on the Blog!

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"Porque un Niño nos ha nacido, un Hijo nos ha sido dado..."
Feliz Navidad, queridos amigos del Blog!

Acción de Gracias · Thanksgiving

I am truly grateful to You for all my blessings.
Thank You, Lord.

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Te estoy tan agradecido por todas las bendiciones
que derramas en mi vida. Gracias, Señor.