tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938110.post3117090280025965723..comments2023-06-11T04:57:35.215-04:00Comments on Theme and Variations: I'm Not Afraid of Drive-by Visits Anymore. Glory be!Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11232343536274836721noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938110.post-73844942418561671422009-01-22T17:04:00.000-05:002009-01-22T17:04:00.000-05:00Thanks for the note Alison, and I'm glad Merton's ...Thanks for the note Alison, and I'm glad Merton's words are as powerful for you as they are for me. It's such a beautiful insight, and I think we need to hear that everyday.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232343536274836721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21938110.post-60268344329753018222009-01-21T11:51:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:51:00.000-05:00I wept reading, "we have to have enough mastery of...I wept reading, "we have to have enough mastery of ourselves to renounce our own will into the hands of Christ--so that He may conquer what we cannot reach by our own efforts." Thanks for writing that.<BR/><BR/>A tidy home seems so superficial, such a small thing, but you and I know that it's really going at the root of who you are.<BR/><BR/>There is such potential power in powerlessness - when we are completely clear that our own effort is never going to be enough.<BR/><BR/>This is my song too, Dan. Thanks for lifting your voice.Alison Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828978350435386724noreply@blogger.com