My life needs balance: brains, heart, and courage.
Like a three-legged stool when I lean into all three of them, they become pillars of strength to carry my physical, emotional, and spiritual weight through the tough moments of life.
If I don’t utilize one of the three or if I depend upon one or two more than the other one, my bucket tips and the contents of my life spill out onto the barnyard floor—and it’s getting harder and harder to get up from the floor.
Society sometimes tries to saw off one part of the triad, telling me a person of my gender, age, job, size, or other category shouldn’t do, feel, say, act, or be a certain way.
When I lean solely on my brain, it seems my heart and courage, behind the curtain, place blame upon my brain for my situation. Then my brain lists all of my screw ups, my faults, and my imperfections.
When I lean solely on my heart, I find my brain and courage mocking my compassion as wasted energy. My heart then aches, overflowing with sorrow and despair.
When I lean solely on my courage, my brain and my heart whisper it’s not enough. My courage then yells louder, vainly trying to command the moment.
It takes all three, working in harmony, depending upon each to play their part to live in the moment as God intended.
How do you find balance in your life?
Shalom, Paul
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Justice Is Not for Just Us at The Palms
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Knock! Knock! Who's there? Dejav. Dejav who? Knock! Knock!
Knock! Knock! Who's there? Wooden shoe. Wooden shoe, who? Wooden shoe like to know!
Knock! knock! Who's there? Eyesore. Eyesore who? Eyesore do love you!
Knock! Knock! Who’s there? A broken pencil. A broken pencil who? Never mind, it’s pointless.
Knock! Knock! Who's there? Figs. Figs who? Figs the doorbell, it's broken!
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A Palm Reader's Look into the Future
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This Sunday, August 29, I will be preaching. Read James 1:22-25. What do we do while we wait for Jesus to return? I betcha can’t wait to hear my ideas!
We have suspended our fellowship time after worship. We had planned to start it up in September. We now don’t know when it will be safe for us to be able to gather and eat and share after worship. Hopefully October! Until then, mask up, sanitize, and use social (holy) distancing.
Choir practice starts next Thursday, September 2, at 2:30 p.m. Bell Choir will start at 4:15 that day. Contact Pastor Jim for more information.
The congregational meeting regarding the changes in the Constitution and Bylaws will be September 26.
If you are interested in helping the people of Gila Bend after their flooding, contact Ronn Envweiler. Their food bank needs people to help out.
 It’s still not too late to register for our retreat which is September 7-9. The theme is Antiracism Training. Cost is $295 (double occupancy). Scholarships are available. Check the church website or call the church office for more information.
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Mostly goes for the Southwest, too.
Just substitute "diamondbacks" for "copperheads."
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