Journey

Today I wanted to have just a peaceful day of rest. Got up at 9 (wow!), slowly ate breakfast, checked some things on Internet. Later in afternoon I was planning to go to my home town so thought that it would be good to check if there are some new books in Christian book store. There were couple I found very attractive - (1) about 60 days of life - new beginning with Jesus. With a bit of text and some task (sounds like "izaicinajums"; (2) Book about topic if we can trust Bible. We had some discussions with friends lately and one non-answered question is - why only Bible? Are other documents not included in Bible worse? Who decided which books will be in Bible? So I thought that this book could help to find answers at least for some of them. (3) For the search of importance. Looked like interesting book. Also with some questions and tasks inside so I thought that it could be useful also for some small group discussions.

So I went to a train. On my way there I saw a flayer for hope festival on the ground. Couldn't leave it there. So I picked it up.

I sat in the train and started to read book No3. One man (aged around 50) took the place next to me. He was also reading. About tank history in XXth century. After around I hour he asked me - who are the editors of my book. So all next hour we talked. Mainly if we can trust Bible. But also who was Jesus (at first he tried to convince me that historians say that there were no such person. Later - that all sources say that he was "a son of man". He had some really good questions and notes about Christianity, many of which I have also had during my journey. Why there are all those relatives mentioned in the beginning of gospel if Joseph actually was not father of Jesus? Who are the "sons of god" mentioned in old testament? What do people search in religion? If God is going to judge with a sword where is His mercy - isn't Bible contradicting itself?
Later when we came to the end of the journey I gifted him book nr2 - Can we trust Bible. Maybe he will read it. Anyway I believe God is working in his hear because he is not simply sceptical. He just don't want to be fooled. He already has "answers" but I believe he is ready to accept also different opinion if would be sure that it is true. May his journey continues.

Balance

"To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced
life."

ilūzijas

Šodien kāds (mācītājs ap 40) centās man paskaidrot, ka ar laiku cilvēki zaudē ilūzijas, kas viņiem ir jaunībā (manā vecumā). Jā, redzu, ka "pieaugušie" bieži vien ir zaudējuši ko tādu, kas piemīt jauniešiem. Es gan to nesauktu par ilūzijām, bet degsmi un entuziasmu.

Cik reizes jāsasitas, lai zaudētu vēlmi lidot? Bet kur tad paliek ta "pirmā mīlestība", kuras zaudēšana ir pārmetums kādai no draudzēm Atklāsmes grāmatā? Vai šī degsme nav tieši tas, ko Dievs vēlas mūsos redzēt? Un pat necerot, ka viss būs perfekti un viss izdosies, vai mums tik un tā nevajag ar entuziasmu un degsmi mesties iekšā tajā darbā, uz kuru Viņš mūs aicina?

Can external tideness cause internal one?

At least maybe less things to distract you.

Cleaned my room. Threw away things I don't need. Swept it. Put things in order to look nice. Looks better, though I know that inside closet there is still a mess.

Hope it would be so easy to tidy also everything that is not visible.

Siļķe kažokā

Mans brālis šodien uztaisīja garšīgu siļķi kažokā,pabaroja mani un mammu, uzvārīja tēju ar citronu, izmazgāja manus pusdienu trauciņus un ielika vēl salātus līdzņemšanai uz mājām. Jauki, ka par tevi kāds tā pa īstam un no sirds parūpējas. Man tas pietrūka.

vienkārši un pilnīgi

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