I've been wondering quite a bit about a lot of things lately.. here's one. I hope some of you will comment with your thoughts and enlighten me with wise insights...
How have you responded at times when the words and actions of others in your life haven't matched? How about when the incongruence has a direct (non positive) impact on you?
I'm always too frightened that someone is going to uncover the incongruence in MY life to do anything about the incongruence I see in others...
ReplyDeletethanks for commenting.. i love the posts that get responses! (even the comments that are emailed to me or anonymous!!)
ReplyDeleteI wasnt really talking about judging the actions.. just wishing for perspectives for those times when you feel inbetween a rock and a hard place.
"can we only speak when we are fully living what we are saying? If all our words had to cover all our actions, we would be doomed to permanent silence! Sometimes we are called to proclaim God's love even when we are not yet fully able to live it. Does that mean we are hypocrites?
ReplyDeleteOnly when our own words no longer call us to conversion. Nobody completely lives up to his or her own ideals and visions. But by proclaiming our ideals and visions with great conviction and great humility, we may gradually grow into the truth we speak. As long as we know that our lives always speak louder then our words, we can trust that our words will remain humble."
- Henri Nouwen
Thats what I (and henry) think :)