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[fotos of the apartment.
fotos of friends.]
moved this month. i've been so concerned lately with what to fill it with (which in and of itself is not a bad thing). and why? if anyone knows me, i'm all about minimalism. so, really it'd be a lot easier to just sit on the floor with pillows and rugs (something that worked for me in college). the american dream to me is just overrated. there is a beautiful hymn that is very apropos to my life at hand, it reads:
Father, I know that all my life
Is portioned out for me;
The changes that are sure to come,
I do not fear to see:
I ask thee for a present mind,
Intent on pleasing thee.
Is portioned out for me;
The changes that are sure to come,
I do not fear to see:
I ask thee for a present mind,
Intent on pleasing thee.
I would not have the restless will
That hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do,
Or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child,
And guided where I go.
I ask thee for the daily strength,
To none that ask denied,
A mind to blend with outward life,
While keeping at thy side,
Content to fill a little space,
If thou be glorified.
In service which thy will appoints
There are no bonds for me;
My secret heart is taught the truth
That makes thy children free;
A life of self-renouncing love Is one of liberty.
That hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do,
Or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child,
And guided where I go.
I ask thee for the daily strength,
To none that ask denied,
A mind to blend with outward life,
While keeping at thy side,
Content to fill a little space,
If thou be glorified.
In service which thy will appoints
There are no bonds for me;
My secret heart is taught the truth
That makes thy children free;
A life of self-renouncing love Is one of liberty.
What made me even think of this hymn was the line, "Content to fill a little space, If thou be glorified." Without Christ, all there is is stuff with which to just fill our lives. And more stuff and more stuff and more stuff. Like the writer of Ecclesiastes, he understands that a life of seeking self, or one that does not seek Christ is to no eternal profit: "Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun" (Ecc. 2:11). Or as in the Gospel of Matthew (8:36), Christ says, ""For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?" But this is not to say things in this life are bad. It's that you just don't want to make your life all about "stuff".
That said: I'm having a party this Friday at the new apartment. Y'all are welcome to come! Contact me if you're interested.
That said: I'm having a party this Friday at the new apartment. Y'all are welcome to come! Contact me if you're interested.
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Simple. And beautiful. So nice.