Leigh Peterson is a phenomenal young woman who runs a non-profit without pay and works for another one to pay the bills. She takes in strays (people - not cats), and has been recognized in the community for her hard work. She lives her faith, albeit imperfectly, as intentionally as she is able to. Leigh has been suffering from something they can't define for a few months now. She becomes dizzy and disoriented and has other neurological symptoms. They have ruled out most of the major stuff (cancer, tumor, etc.). They have monitored her heart to check for arrhythmia, and she is currently undergoing a sleep study. Please pray that God will offer clarity. Not because Leigh is so good - which she is even though she would deny it. Pray for her because God is good. Please pray that God's sustaining presence will be evident, that a diagnosis will be achieved, and that a treatment plan will be developed. Oh, and that she has sweet dreams!
This was imported along with posts from a previous blog titled "When Did I See You?" The title expresses a fundamental view of mine. The proclamation that we serve God through serving others trumps doctrine and dogma. It reminds me that I don't serve others because it wins me points, but rather because they in their weakness and poverty have more blessing to offer me than I in my abundance have for them. So, social justice trumps political correctness and affiliation. Common bonds of human experience trump allegiances of all other kind. And in this space I hope to build some conversation about how these ideas translate into a "new" way of being in the world that has actually been around for about two thousand years or more. Obviously by the slant of the above argument I am of the class of the "haves" rather than one of the "have nots." Even though I'm not wealthy by US standards, I am filthy rich by global standards. There are cer...
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