tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791602078706245906.post7472373626874086759..comments2012-08-28T01:41:57.327-07:00Comments on Shelley L. Houston: A second pebble...Shelley L. Houstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765380120873882728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791602078706245906.post-78594902711477207512010-10-23T22:45:01.759-07:002010-10-23T22:45:01.759-07:00Thanks for responding. I don't mean to be obsc...Thanks for responding. I don't mean to be obscure or create anxiety where none is needed. Sorry. The ultimate goal to which I was referring here is eternal life with God. Not all receive that and none attain it themselves. I will be talking more about this and the idea that there are duties and virtue, but these things are not stepping stones to the ultimate goal. They are, however, exttremely important in this life. Being good, truthful, righteous is more like productive character development for the path, not a key to the door at the end.Shelley L. Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12765380120873882728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791602078706245906.post-20257873439794360672010-10-20T21:53:48.402-07:002010-10-20T21:53:48.402-07:00Amen.
We fall short in so many ways. If it were me...Amen.<br />We fall short in so many ways. If it were me trying to swim across, my head would be full of the images of others noticing and praising my swimming ability or 'cuteness'. There is ugliness in brutal honesty turned inward, but it is truth and it is the beginning.<br /><br />We do all reach the finish line, intervention or not, don't we? It's just that the prize is attained or not attained. Maybe I don't understand what you mean by the 'ultimate finish line'.<br /><br />Thanks for this beautiful walking friend.kimomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649635019876669212noreply@blogger.com