HOW AN OBSTACLE BECOMES A DOOR

Without patience our expectation degenerates into wishful thinking. Patience comes from the word “patior” which means to suffer. The first thing that Jesus promises is suffering: “I tell you …. you will be weeping and wailing …. and you will be sorrowful.” But he calls these birth pains. And so, what seems a hindrance becomes a way; what seems like an obstacle becomes a door; what seems a misfit becomes a cornerstone. Jesus changes our history from a series of sad incidents and accidents into a constant opportunity for a change of heart. To wait patiently therefore means to allow our weeping and wailing to become the purifying preparation by which we are made ready to receive the joy which is promised us.
- HENRI NOUWEN

Happy Hobbit Day everyone.

I'm going to take a moment and introduce myself. Hi, my name is Mike and I am from Swarthmore PA just across the street from the well known Swarthmore College. I work part time writing for Pop Culture Madness on anything I can think of that's interesting. For instance today is Batman Day and pretty soon we'll be celebrating the 80th anniversary of MEET ME IN ST LOUIS and the 70th Anniversary of the film WHITE CHRISTMAS both of these movies are yearly traditions in my home. I'm single with no children. That makes me sad sometimes. But I'm not sure I would have made a good husband. I sing a lot. It helps chase away the blues and I love to cook and bake. My nieces tell me I make the best chocolate fudge brownies. That's me. Anyone care to say hi and tell me about you. The comment section is open. And one last thing. I became a Christian on 9/9/79 I was 18.

I kind of like mash up Christian qoutes or Bible verses with my favorite pop culure characters and places.

Ephesians 4:29 NIV
[29] Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

https://bible.com/bible/111/eph.4.29.NIV

This was last Sundays Family Circus. It made me feel good.