... but a dream is nothing more than reality shorn of cynicism.

Joshua chose the simple life ... because it gave him the freedom to expand the breadth of his inner life.

But God is never cruel.

God has no favorites.

One of the problems we have is that we cannot just be content to admire and enjoy, we have to possess and feel we own what we see. That can become for many of us an addiction which adds a complication to our life and takes away our peace of mind. Craving things becomes after a while a serious distraction and an obsession.

Pain and suffering are the dark strands through the tapestry of your life, providing the shadows that give depth and dimension to the masterpiece God is fashioning within you.

The poor never have enough for themselves ... but always have enough to give away.