MY SPRING-CLEANING
Thursday, March 09, 2017
By Rev. Dr. Larry Delano Coleman
Experiential capital acquired along the way may best be expended in pursuance of the end sought; rather than transmuted and employed toward some other end. What was the end sought or goal?
What was your first love?
Whatever was that end sought, whatever may have been that first love may be also yet comprise your ablest competencies; these have been sharpened by stress, relieved by rest, and blessed by progress.
This inquiry is not so much directed as you as it is at me: My self-inventory; my portfolio review. This is my moment with myself for me. It is not intended for you, unless it activates your own spring-cleaning.
But you may use it, if it helps you to clarify, to verify, reify your own first love’s life’s course.
“2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.4Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 6But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.” REVELATIONS 2.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
SPRING CLEANING
MY SPRING-CLEANING
Thursday, March 09, 2017
By Rev. Dr. Larry Delano Coleman
Experiential capital acquired along the way may best be expended in pursuance of the end sought; rather than transmuted and employed toward some other end. What was the end sought or goal?
What was your first love?
Whatever was that end sought, whatever may have been that first love may be also yet comprise your ablest competencies; these have been sharpened by stress, relieved by rest, and blessed by progress.
This inquiry is not so much directed as you as it is at me: My self-inventory; my portfolio review. This is my moment with myself for me. It is not intended for you, unless it activates your own spring-cleaning.
But you may use it, if it helps you to clarify, to verify, reify your own first love’s life’s course.
“2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.4Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 6But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.” REVELATIONS 2.