tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post4364786654869732848..comments2024-03-28T18:14:41.281+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: Pause In Lent #3 – HumilityAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-15474466530971334122012-03-12T00:34:54.133+00:002012-03-12T00:34:54.133+00:00I always remember a pastor saying from the pulpit,...I always remember a pastor saying from the pulpit, in the context of a sermon and with regards to cosmetics: "If the barn needs painting, paint it!"<br /><br />It's okay to be proud of our loved ones, I think, if behind it is the realization that every good and perfect gift comes from above. All that we love and admire in others has been put there by God. Admiring it should redound to His credit.<br /><br />P.S. I avoid high heels like the plague - not for spiritual reasons but because I just can't walk in them! By all means wear your high heels, to the glory of God. "Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature?" No one - it takes high heels to do that. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-7023800150336692772012-03-11T22:50:02.525+00:002012-03-11T22:50:02.525+00:00I think Fiona has it here, it is a question of mot...I think Fiona has it here, it is a question of motive and balance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142631013794952968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-30740487143586386052012-03-11T22:13:38.151+00:002012-03-11T22:13:38.151+00:00A very thoughtprovoking post. I think that as wome...A very thoughtprovoking post. I think that as women life is hard to get a balance sometimes and I don't think God wants us to be dowdy and frumpy, but to display beauty especially from within us without being proud and conceited.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550310970017380615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-18411728233177122602012-03-11T18:54:59.885+00:002012-03-11T18:54:59.885+00:00Yes, we had great pride in our uniforms, and what ...Yes, we had great pride in our uniforms, and what they reperesented..we were protectors of our country.We were less than charitable about the appearance of the other branches of HM Forces...after all we were the 'senior' service.<br />We were accountable to those who had gone before to 'be the best we could be'.....much as we strive to be the best we can be for Go adn Jesus..to be in their image...though I'm not sure that Jesus got the same shine on his sandals as we did on our shoes/boots!!!<br />Jane xxJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-46359670305613427482012-03-11T18:19:35.092+00:002012-03-11T18:19:35.092+00:00Well you're certainly on my List of Significan...Well you're certainly on my List of Significant International Speakers!! We love that Micah passage- that was the one we chose to be Matthew's theme for us, and for his baptism service. And certainly I am very proud of him and his already passionate grasp of the theology of wealth and the state of Afghanistan. Maybe pride, like love, should be discussed with all its Greek subtleties!magsmcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278148796772565928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-27027697552443105532012-03-11T15:20:14.994+00:002012-03-11T15:20:14.994+00:00Your last sentence is wonderful Floss- we are ALL ...Your last sentence is wonderful Floss- we are ALL in need of God's grace and patience.<br /><br />We're getting there...slowly...Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-54574868324063032712012-03-11T14:28:53.139+00:002012-03-11T14:28:53.139+00:00I love your Girls' Brigade stories! My mum was...I love your Girls' Brigade stories! My mum was brought up with those strange double standards (wear smart clothes, but deoderant is sinful, for example) and was careful not to put us through the same confusion! In fact, I think my 'dress up every now and then' approach used to upset her a bit - she wanted to see me looking great every day.<br /><br />I am thinking a lot about humility - I'd better not give away too much of a future post, but I think that my parents' overwhelming pride in me made me feel that I had a lot to live up to, and sometimes made me more concerned with 'looking right' than with actually 'being right' on any matter - appearance, jobs, parenting... I felt I had no excuse not to be the perfect person they seemed to take me for. Fortunately, God is patient and is getting through to me, slowly and gently!Flosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098894367955345944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-83330893748550828172012-03-11T08:58:08.809+00:002012-03-11T08:58:08.809+00:00Very though provoking :)Very though provoking :)mumasuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063599072799536913noreply@blogger.com