Reveries and Passions
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Monday, August 02, 2004
dicit ei Iesus ego sum via et veritas et vita nemo venit ad Patrem nisi per me [John 14:6]
Met up with my buddy from UW tonight and we had a good talk. It was good cause I realized that he could relate to some of the questions I was struggling with this summer. A lot of things he said to me really stuck and held on.
"Going back to Square One." No, not the Playdium place...but your first Love, Christ. When you're in the valley of valleys and the thickness of the darkness just escapades beyond your senses, you gotta just refocus and remember why you started the journey in the first place. Let that be your goal. To me, that was much needed cause I realized that losing focus is what I've been doing this summer...and the challenge is to now regain the First Square.
"Question your doubts as much as you question your faith." In another sense...doubt your doubts. I never looked at doubting in this manner before. It was like an epiphany when I heard this, an answer to most of the questions that I had. Perhaps the doubts I had, should be doubted upon...thus nullifying the doubt itself?
"Learn to cook. Cooking is therapeutic." Yeah, that's key. I've come to the quick realization that I probably can't eat out for the rest of my life. It'd be nice if I could whip up a nice home-made meal after school. And I hope as a result it would impress those brilliant people with a pair of X chromosomes!
Heart, mind and soul...essential to keep the three in balance with respect to one's faith. Definately gotta work on this A.S.A.P.