Comments on Whatever He Says: The Room of Days

We have left undone those things which we ought to...

2008-08-08T19:24:00.000-04:00

We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.
Book of Common Prayer, Morning Prayer

Dave's comment reminded me of the liturgy from my Church of England childhood--this came just after the part where we confessed that we had erred and strayed from his ways like lost sheep.

And Joanna, I love Brother Lawrence too. I have a treasured, 70 year old copy of his little book.

Ang and Joyful, peace and grace. I love you.

Belinda,This post was a gift and letter of hope in...

2008-08-08T18:53:00.000-04:00

Belinda,
This post was a gift and letter of hope in a series of days of regret..words spoken, hearts hurt and angered...
Having hope that our loving Father will forgive and give a fresh start is life giving...
Thank you for this.

My regrets are not for the times that I made choic...

2008-08-08T15:15:00.000-04:00

My regrets are not for the times that I made choices that lead to personal failure ... my regrets are for the times that I should have but didn't ... could have but chose not to ... had an opportunity and watched it walk by. My worst decisions all involved inaction ... not action. My greatest sins were when I gave up before trying, turned away rather than turned towards, looked away rather than reached out ... those are the decisions that haunt me ... in the room of days.

Belinda,What a thought-provoking image this Room o...

2008-08-08T09:33:00.000-04:00

Belinda,

What a thought-provoking image this Room of Days gives. So many choices in each day, so many chances to get it right or to blow it.

I love your encouragement that "from this point on" is our focus. No being weighted down by guilt from the past, even though we've been guilty. I'm so glad God promises to forgive us and start us on the right path again. Otherwise there'd be no hope.

Brother Lawrence is my inspiration, from Practicing His Presence, the way he kept conscious of God all through the day. As soon as I forget, those bad choices can start.

Thanks for the idea of an evening look back over the day. Sounds like a great way to prayerfully evaluate, and to start the next day clean and ready.

Father God, please keep us closer to You so we can get it right, and our room of days can shine.

Hi Belinda,Just read your post. It has blessed me ...

2008-08-07T23:40:00.000-04:00

Hi Belinda,

Just read your post. It has blessed me very much.

My bad choices almost always contain words- words spoken in haste, in a tone that is harsh or unkind, from an attitude that is proud and impatient rather than humble and gentle and compassionate.

Today was another one of those days. Several time I regretted my militant tone as I barked out orders to the children. It seems the busier I get, the longer the "to do" list and the tighter the time-frame, the longer my list of regrets with my words. Oh, do I ever learn.

I read your initial excerpt from Proverbs twice and it gave me pause to think. How true.

I found your post encouraging, especially your words, "From this point on, I'm going to do it right" and also when you said, "We may fail, but we keep on trying, and when we do get it right it feels so good that we just want to keep doing it that same way."

Thanks for the encouragement.

Your courage, honesty and vulnerability blesses.

Thanks

P.S. I'm away again until Monday a.m. and will continue to blog from the cottage. Have only been home for 7 days (total) these last 7 weeks or so. I miss you. Thinking of you and will be in touch soon.