Building Bridges
Building bridges in relationships as a way to foster peace, mutual understanding and reconciliation.
Building bridges in relationships as a way to foster peace, mutual understanding and reconciliation.
Feelings of loneliness are common to all, but how do you deal with these feelings in an effective way?
Someone once said to me: "Love is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness." Why is this a good ratio to consider in our relationships with others?
What is your heart cry? What is the one request that seems to be the foundation of all your desires?
The Law of love gives freedom: but how do we give freedom to our loved ones, when they could get hurt, make mistakes, or choose a path of life that would destroy them? How do we give them freedom, yet have peace?
“I am too old to do anything for the kingdom of God, it is up to the younger generations to do it now.” Do older people have a role to play when they don't have the energy anymore.
Often we feel that we cannot change anything about the world we live in. Yet we all have relationships with other people and come across people in our day to day life. Could we be more intentional about how we approach the people in our lives? We look at Jesus' example to find answers.
When we live generously, we are in a position to see lives change around us. How does giving our time, energy, resources and talents bring about restoration in the lives of people?
We are often kind to people whom we think deserve some kindness, but is that what kindness is really about? What motivates our kindness and is it really only related to the things we say and do?
We may think of ourselves as compassionate, but is it not empathy or pity? What does compassion really look like? Jesus had compassion, so what would we be our characteristics if we were a people of compassion?