cartoon: no strength left

Posted in humour by nakedpastor on the February 22nd, 2008

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thebutler said, on February 22nd, 2008 at 10:21 am

Know how it feels.

I wanna go deeper
But is it just a stupid whim
I wanna be weaker
Be a help to the strong
I wanna run faster
But this old leg won’t carry me
I wanna be
I wanna be
Abundant said, on February 22nd, 2008 at 11:18 am

I see He hasn’t dropped you yet:)
Hang in there. You’ve got so many friends praying and wishing you and your family the best.
SoulFaith said, on February 22nd, 2008 at 11:25 am

My thoughts and prayers are also with you.
Michelle Van Loon said, on February 22nd, 2008 at 11:42 am

Praying.
Steve said, on February 22nd, 2008 at 11:53 am

He is the One, and the only One, that can give life to dried bones.

There is no (authentic) life, apart from the One who is the author of life.

He always seems to let me get to the very end of my rope before He acts.

I guess maybe He’s trying to teach me something about trusting in Him, rather than myself.

It’s not working too well. He seems all too often, to be the last one I turn to when… all else fails.

But, He always welcomes me back with open arms.

He won’t let you down np…even though it seems like He’s not there.

Gee whiz…I wish I’d listen to myself once in awhile!

Your Friend -

Steve
Tara said, on February 22nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm

You’re in good hands….XOX
sarah said, on February 22nd, 2008 at 7:08 pm

Have a break Dave.

Sas x
Debs from Wellington New Zealand! said, on February 23rd, 2008 at 12:57 am

Hi

I look at your blog once a month or so.

I LOVE the pictures/cartoons and often set them to my background on the laptop.

Also really enjoy what you write.

But please don’t do it just because people like me get a kick out of it.

As an aside (and not advice or a suggestion), I deleted my entire blog last week because I had a sudden realisation that my blogging “season” was over. As soon as I hit delete, I felt free.

But hey that’s just me.

Just wanted to say that your blog impacts me positively. And that sometimes its good to look over the hedge and take a break to sniff some different roses for a while.

Debs Phillips
abmo said, on February 23rd, 2008 at 6:04 am

Eze 37:4 He said, “Prophesy to the bones. Tell these dry bones to listen to the word of the LORD.
Eze 37:5 Tell them that I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying to them: I am going to put breath into you and bring you back to life.
Eze 37:6 I will give you sinews and muscles, and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you and bring you back to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”
Eze 37:7 So I prophesied as I had been told. While I was speaking, I heard a rattling noise, and the bones began to join together.
Eze 37:8 While I watched, the bones were covered with sinews and muscles, and then with skin. But there was no breath in the bodies.
Eze 37:9 God said to me, “Mortal man, prophesy to the wind. Tell the wind that the Sovereign LORD commands it to come from every direction, to breathe into these dead bodies, and to bring them back to life.”
Eze 37:10 So I prophesied as I had been told. Breath entered the bodies, and they came to life and stood up. There were enough of them to form an army.
Richard Mullin said, on February 23rd, 2008 at 9:20 am

You’ve lost some weight!
Jeff said, on February 23rd, 2008 at 11:33 am

I’ve been checking in to your blog almost daily, and I am captivated particularly by the simple honesty, especially in your cartoons. The last two in particular have been so profound and speak to my soul. Deeply moving.

I don’t know you, and I don’t know all that you’re going through right now. But for what it’s worth, I don’t think you should sell the blog. If all you can do is draw cartoons like these, just that alone is serving a huge redemptive purpose, bringing healing to others even as God walks you through your own pain.

Please don’t stop. Praying for God’s comfort and intervention in your life.
Marc said, on February 23rd, 2008 at 10:17 pm

- may I, may I suggest?
surrender. surrender to Him.
Maybe this hand trying to get up by yourself might have be lying donwards like the other.
Maybe not. Actually, only you can know. I can only pray for you, and thank you for your cartoon.
Elizabeth said, on February 24th, 2008 at 1:19 am

Hi. I just started reading your bolg, and this image struck something so deep in me. Some longing or buried pain. Every disappointment where I’ve been told to “just rely on god” while i feel like I’m dying. I wish i could say something to help, but i don’t have anything wise to say, or bible verses to make it all better or encourage you. I don’t have any of that, but i hope you know that i really and truly feel for you, and that I want to keep reading along with you to see what happens.
jean said, on February 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

Patient Trust In Ourselves And In The Slow Work Of God

Above all, trust in the slow work of God, We are , quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new and yet it is the law of all progress that it is made by passing through some stages of instability–And that it may take a very long time.

And so I think it is with you. Your ideas mature gradually-let them grow, let them take shape themselves, without undue haste. Don’t try to force them on, as though you could be today what time (that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will) will make you tomorrow.

Only God could say what this new spirit gradually forming within you will be. Give our God the benefit of believing that you are being led and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete. Pierre Theilhard de Chardin
hannah said, on February 25th, 2008 at 3:46 am

If you want I can come over with a big bottle of really nice red wine and we can listen to this new music i found and talk about how great it is to drink wine and listen to music.
Semety said, on February 25th, 2008 at 4:15 am

I don’t know you, but I care. *Hugs*
Elizabeth said, on February 25th, 2008 at 5:17 am

Hanna, i think that is the best idea yet =)
thebutler said, on February 25th, 2008 at 5:44 am

Yeah Hannah!
thebutler said, on February 25th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

Hope your coping/recovering/healing.
I think this might be a good opportunity to check out some olod messages I didn’t have time for when they came on.
:)
Fat Radical said, on February 25th, 2008 at 2:09 pm

I realise that the majority of respondents, apart from Hannah, are taking a spiritual line and I don’t want to denigrate that in any way, but I thought an alternative story might bring some comic philosophic relief to everyone, with apologies if you have heard the story before.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining space. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous ‘yes’.

The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the space between the sand particles. The students laughed.

Now, said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. ”

“The golf balls are the important things - your family, your children, your health, your friends, your favorite passions - things that if everything else were lost, and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else - the small stuff.

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out to dinner. Go out with friends. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the washing. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented.The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of beers.”

Here endeth the lesson, Amen.
nakedpastor said, on February 25th, 2008 at 3:19 pm

me likee fat radical
Rich/Luthsem said, on February 25th, 2008 at 11:04 pm

I’ve been feeling like that lately. I wish the scales would show it.

nakedpastor

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