Comments on: Words at 51 http://jeffberryman.com/2010/05/04/words-at-51/ Cobbling together the artist's life...acting, writing, directing, teaching...making beauty... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:40:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jeff http://jeffberryman.com/2010/05/04/words-at-51/#comment-1531 Tue, 04 May 2010 21:29:55 +0000 http://jeffberryman.com/?p=920#comment-1531 Thanks Jeff, yet again.

I find myself drawn by your thoughts to the end of Ecclesiates (and you know me – the optimistic version :-) . 12:13 brings me great peace … “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole [duty] of man.”

]]> By: julie http://jeffberryman.com/2010/05/04/words-at-51/#comment-1530 Tue, 04 May 2010 17:16:56 +0000 http://jeffberryman.com/?p=920#comment-1530 Jeff, this is so beautiful and yes, I believe the hope is in seeing all those people and all the beauty….the everydayness…those are the places of hope and life and light…..the hug given by the father to his son, the crazy girls running to catch the bus, the traveling into the world and the interaction that happens in those moments are full and rich and resonate with the will of God. What does it mean to be more Christlike but to engage….with your heart, and your eyes, and your words. Yes, this world can be excruciatingly painful but it also can be so full of love. I have chosen this year to be engaged with joy but not the silly giddy joy that with immediately think about when we hear that word….but deep joy that comes from commitment and honesty and looking for all the good happening around me.
Thank you for these words today.

]]> By: Christiana Rhodes Horn http://jeffberryman.com/2010/05/04/words-at-51/#comment-1529 Tue, 04 May 2010 16:02:23 +0000 http://jeffberryman.com/?p=920#comment-1529 Happy Birthday, Jeff! I didn’t realize that you and I were born less than a month apart. Reading your writing reminds me of our shared time in high school and church, looking for life to “begin.” Have a great day, my friend!

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