This image is not the kind of pruning I am talking about but read on.
My previous
residents and staff asked me what they should give up for Lent a few years ago. I
encouraged them not to
give something up but to give something back. This year Lent has been a pruning for
me with the possibility for new growth and to give gratitude as fruitfulness
appears in my life.
I have pruned away a long time dream of being a pastor over a church in my eventual retirement, which is a ways down the road. It has been pruned away.
I have pruned away my longtime dream of eventually working on my doctorate. It has been pruned away.
I have pruned away a long time dream of being a pastor over a church in my eventual retirement, which is a ways down the road. It has been pruned away.
I have pruned away my longtime dream of eventually working on my doctorate. It has been pruned away.
I have pruned
away my time with Living Stones Ministries Rock On! The website will remain. I
will make hats and soaps at the moment to provide to a 96-year old at my church
until the yarn and soap making materials run out. Her name is Gracie. She sells
them someplace, and I do not need the details because the proceeds go to our
church. Living Stones will resurface because I have tested the programs and
they work. It has been pruned away.
I have pruned away picking up donations to provide for other organizations. I want to say, “Thank you” to each of you who offer me wonderful donations. I instead of picking up donations, I would like to spend time with you. It has been pruned away.
I have pruned away the people, who volunteer me for projects or who gossip. You have been pruned away. I will continue to prune away these individuals plus any energy vampires – especially all of you who swear and use the F-word. I find you and your language disrespectful. You will be pruned away.
I have pruned away my dream of working as an Executive Director for an assisted living or to become a nursing home administrator. This has been pruned away.
Some of you will say, “Wow, that’s harsh!” Yes it may seem harsh to you because you see yourself as pruned. It has been time for me to prune away for a long time. Please prune me if you believe I am dead weight to you. Somethings and some people will grow back in a better way because there is a time and season for that.
I will take pause and sit in reflection and see what else needs to be pruned away during Holy Week besides planting new seeds without weeds.
I have pruned away picking up donations to provide for other organizations. I want to say, “Thank you” to each of you who offer me wonderful donations. I instead of picking up donations, I would like to spend time with you. It has been pruned away.
I have pruned away the people, who volunteer me for projects or who gossip. You have been pruned away. I will continue to prune away these individuals plus any energy vampires – especially all of you who swear and use the F-word. I find you and your language disrespectful. You will be pruned away.
I have pruned away my dream of working as an Executive Director for an assisted living or to become a nursing home administrator. This has been pruned away.
Some of you will say, “Wow, that’s harsh!” Yes it may seem harsh to you because you see yourself as pruned. It has been time for me to prune away for a long time. Please prune me if you believe I am dead weight to you. Somethings and some people will grow back in a better way because there is a time and season for that.
I will take pause and sit in reflection and see what else needs to be pruned away during Holy Week besides planting new seeds without weeds.
