DIVINE ECONOMY

From Reflections of a Happy Old Man

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Ellie's Divine Economy

I found this on Ellie's computer, and she modestly confessed that it is her own:

DIVINE ECONOMY

1. We get more than we deserve.
2. Everything of real value can’t be paid for.
3. We receive from those whom we cannot repay.
4. We can’t recreate the past.
5. We can’t control the future.
6. Co-operation out-succeeds competition.
7. Diversity contributes to the whole.
8. The whole provides for the parts.
9. Nothing is lost, nothing is wasted.
10. We participate in the great exchange.
11. An external source supplies energy to sustain.
12. There is no limit to the supply of love, mercy, grace, and compassion.
13. We are pipelines for God to supply the world.
14. The richness of the design comes from changing patterns.
15. We can’t hold back the flow of God’s movement.
16. We stand on the shoulders of giants.
17. We pass on what we receive, emptying ourselves in the process.
18. There is no receiving without giving; there is no giving without receiving.
19. Transformation is the mode of operation.
20. We must die to be born again.
21. God has declared creation to be good.
22. God intends change. We are to change ourselves, to change others, to be changed by others.
23. Nothing static is alive; to live is to change.
24. We are always on the verge of a new awakening.
25. The key is in the lock, the door awaits opening. Can we turn the key, open the door, and walk through?
26. We are members of one another.
27. We are given enough light to take the next step.
28. The attitude of gratitude opens the windows of our hearts.
29. There is a time to reflect, and a time to participat
30. We cannot give love if we cannot accept forgiveness.
31. We cannot receive love if we cannot forgive others.
32. The image of God can be found wherever we look.
33. Spirit is the real; matter is the illusion.
34. Our task is to see the real through the illusion.
35. We see a sliver of reality which can contribute to an image with other slivers.
36. Without the awareness of a community my perceptions are incomplete.
37. Darkness is a void without independent existence.
38. Darkness disappears when light appears.
39. If we open ourselves to the spirit, we will receive.
40. The end is the beginning.