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I then went on to another event with my wife .. Therefore got two important events in one night.
When my small, Japanese student boarder came home, we discussed it, and she said she would put the new battery in. She couldn’t reach it from the chair either, so put a stool onto the chair and climbed on and got the alarm down. We took the battery out, but heard another chirp. Then we found that the upstairs hall alarm was the one making the noise. So she got up on another chair and got the alarm off that ceiling. This was a larger alarm, and needed two batteries, which we now had. So in just a very short time it was reinstalled, with no chirps, chairs put away, and all was well again.
I’m so grateful for my clever, helpful boarder and friends, and we didn’t need to hear the chirp every 20 seconds all night.
Liz
Recently, I was praying about this activity..I was acknowledging, that as a spiritual idea of God, my life, experiences, actions, and speech were activated by a divine power and grace, and had to be in harmony with every other spiritual idea that I would meet. As my prayer progressed, I realized that I needed to be clearer on my purpose for volunteering . If I was called to serve in Pastoral Care, what was my goal? It couldn’t be to listen to just any story — there had to be a spiritual element. I should help bring the conversation to a more spiritual level.
I decided to ask each one the question, What is the significance of Christmas to you?
During my two and a half hour shift, I may have listened to only six people. All gave very thoughtful responses that included the significance of Jesus’ birth and life. One said that Jesus was the best person who ever lived. Another spoke of the importance of the commandments and other rules in the Bible that told us how to live and act, but said that Jesus’ teachings to love your neighbour as yourself was the most significant because it changed the world. Another spoke the importance of forgiveness in her life; she saw how her attitude of forgiveness was helping her boyfriend to accept Jesus – meaning God — as part of his life. He was trying to be a better person. Every day, she was prayerfully acknowledging his spiritual goodness. I thought – She was being a pastoral care worker for him!
I remember explaining the concept of legions of angels to two members of this ‘family’. I said that angels were God’s thoughts coming to each of us – there were thousands of them always present to guide us. When one family member expressed a concern about her boyfriend’s actions, I mentioned the angels, and said God was speaking to her friend right now — and that she could know that her friend could HEAR the message God had prepared for him. She loved that idea!
One man, a great thinker, explained to me in detail the thought process he uses to overcome anger; it was all based on the teachings of Jesus – love your enemies; turn the other cheek; forgive; allow no boundaries to love; be grateful for the good you have; and let God take care of the situation! Wow! He is pastoring me! I wouldn’t be able to tell it in a better way.
These experiences have awakened in me an expectation of enjoying more conversations that have SPIRITUAL significance.
Good questions open thought. Maybe next week’s question could be – How would your life change if you knew you were a spiritual being?
My friend posted:
4:17 ” I just got a etransfer deposit sent from a couple in Powell River requiring temporary accommodations who seem to be fine… I was packing up our pictures and files and emptying out the place knowing that something would come through looks like it is all working out”