6 Pentecost: Letting go

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Jesus called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. (from Mark 6)

Here's an excerpt from a fantastic post entitled "The Burden of Too-Much: Letting Go of Having it All" by pastor and writer Mihee Kim-Kort:
So I say to all that which tells me not only that I can’t have it all (because actually who the hell are you to tell me what I’m capable of???) but that I even want or need it all: SHUT UP. I’m going to do this life thing my way – whatever that happens to look like at the moment and no matter how unexpected and absurd it may seem to the rest of the world and even if the craziest situations happen to us – and I’m going to just try to pursue that which I would want to pass on to my children: simplicity, contentment, equality, the TRUTH that the availability of lots of choices is often so overrated and the best Friday night plans usually means drinks (of course, when they’re legal) and breaking some damn-good proverbial bread with good friends, that credit card debt ISNT worth it no matter what, and that letting go is usually the best way to go about much of life…not only for the heavy and burdensome but even for those things that look pretty.
Follow the links to read the whole post (well worth it!) and to explore Mihee's other writings!

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