Plan to Live Delighted

Sacrifice. Surrender. The spiritual disciplines urge us to give up things we might prefer to retain. The term "discipline" itself carries a grim reputation. Those who observe the season of Lent often wrap these pre-Easter weeks in terms of self-deprivation. We must resist all things delicious, luxurious, or fun so we…

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GrateFul

Squeech. Background noise pervades televised sports, its high pitch grinding at my inner ear bones. Shaboom. Eeep. Whrr. Car radios, electronic signals, exhaust fans--life's daily din raises the irritation. Whaack. Fluorescents slam my pupils open. Tick-tock. Minutes sift from my hours, progress slipping like sand through my fingers. Meager accomplishments pale in contrast to those…

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