Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (Phil. 4:8)Imagine our political world centering its focus on this verse. Deafening silence. I can't even remember a report of some politician or wanna-be-politician speaking positively about anything.
Do any of us speak positively about anything?
My mother hated negativity, and every time we complained about anything, she would make us say something positive to balance it. I don't remember it stopping us from complaining, but we always had at least one good thing to say so we could complain. I have to admit, it kept things in perspective.
How would our understanding of the world change if we gave up complaining for Lent and tried to live into the Philippians challenge?
Simple thought...simple blog post. Nothing particularly creative or memorable...
But very possibly world-changing, if we really did it.
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