#godliness

“The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked. Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.””—Mark‬ ‭10‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭NLT‬‬

the soul entrusting her heart to the care of godliness and penitence

illustration for the allegorical poem "le mortifiement de vaine plaisance" by rené d'anjou, france, c. 1470

Additions to Your Faith

5 For this very reason do your best to add goodness to your faith; to your goodness add knowledge; 6 to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add endurance; to your endurance add godliness; 7 to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love. — 2 Peter 1:5-7 | Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBUK) The Holy Bible; Good News Bible Anglicised Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Cross References: Matthew 22:37-40; John 13:34-35; Romans 5:3-4; Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 9:25; Galatians 5:22-23; Colossians 3:12-14; Philippians 2:12-13; 1 Timothy 6:11; Hebrews 12:1-2; James 1:3-4; James 2:17-18; 1 John 3:16-18

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He steps into it,

shoulders what we cannot carry,

and calls that mercy.

Two truths breathe in the same space:

sorrow is permitted for a season,

and healing is already promised.

Like a dream split in half,

one side night,

the other morning.

His way with suffering is not correction,

but compassion.

Not distance,

but nearness.

Not silence,

but staying.

Grief wears many faces:

sharp edges of irritability,

closed doors of withdrawal,

a fading warmth,

a mind that cannot find its way back.

To bear a burden means:

I will not turn away when you are heavy.

I will not measure your worth by your strength.

I will remain when the weight bends you.

I am learning that love is not the art of fixing pain

or fleeing from it.

Love is the courage to remain inside it with another.

So this is how I want to love you,

the way God loves people:

not leaving when the days are dense,

not shielding myself first,

but standing beside you

even when I have no solution,

no script,

no perfect words,