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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Wednesday Festival: What Do You Do With a Lie?


What do you do with a lie?




What do we do with that moment?







So what do we do?







  1. I read this and wept. It's why I'm thinking of leaving the ministry.

    I am so worn down, hurt and exhausted emotionally. But I have also regained my integrity and sense of honor for calling the lies I have been told just that... "lies"... and for that I feel empowered.

  2. Anonymous, may God lead you to the right decision for YOU and for your relationships.
    There's a meditation called, "Leave when it's time to go" that finally opened my eyes to a situation that I had outgrown and I realized it was time to seek a new call.

  3. I wasn't complete: that meditation helped me know what to do with the 'lie' that was my work and at the center of my life. It hadn't always been a lie tho, but it became one for me.

  4. Rev Nancy,
    is that meditation available on-line? Might be a handy thing to add to my kit-bag.

  5. I persevered with a "friendship" for over 2 years after my friend had decided to distance herself. why? because I loved her, and even after all the hurt and lies I still do

  6. Anonymous, you're in my prayers.

    I have a college "best friend" with whom I lived for 7 years. Through most of grad school...she was part of my family. And now, it's as if I don't exist. I'm often shocked at how painful I still find this.

  7. Thank you Mary Beth

  8. lovely wisdom in the midst of bewilderment and shock -- say hello to Theodore Roethke, "In a dark time, the eye begins to see."
    blessings and comfort...


