Paying attention in
church…
How many start on the right
track of listening to the Pastor talking and find yourself zoning off to some
other place? Some even nodding off to
sleep… I wonder as the Pastor looks out
across the congregation, does he notice this? And what does he think? I think I would be tempted to raise my voice
louder if I was a Pastor. Haha.
But this past week, I did
good.. the subject, as he went thru them.. were of interest enough for me to
write down notes.. And from time to
time, I do write down notes. But the only notes that are worse than these, are
the ones I write down when I wake in the middle of the night and write down
something that might be a good blog subject… and the next morning or sometime
in the day and think.. WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?
But this Sunday, I did a
little better.. I listen.. took notes..
and added to them, my thoughts of the subject.
The first was happiness….
Happiness is flowers or
music. Just the sight of the flowers or
the sound of a song, raises up ones soul, even in a day of fog and gloom. Have you ever given flowers to someone just
because…. meaning just because of nothing.. Or just because the person is
having a rough day?
Happiness is watching or
hearing of a good friend doing well.
Some get jealous when they see
someone get ahead. Or gets a item of want.
But a good friend, rejoices in the good of that person fortune.. and is
very happy FOR them.
Happiness is seeing the joy
of a child in small things.. There is something about a child’s face lighting
up, as he sees something of surprise and joy.
Next up was a measure of a
man.. not by how much money he makes, not by how powerful he is… but of his
kindness to others. Be it hold a door for another human being.. Bring out change in his pocket to help a
customer in front of him who is short in cash.
Who sits next to a child and
listens as the child explains something of importance to that child. As a lot
of adults will tell a child.. yes, I see and walk on.. but the man who folds up
his legs and sits on the floor, giving the child his full attention… these are the good measures of a man… (yes
women too, but women are more likely to do so, than a man does
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