A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVES
I stared at the photograph for a long time, but I couldn't tell if it was a picture of a beach with ripples of water and distant mountains seen across a lake or bay, or of a desert with ripples of sand and mountains beyond the dunes.

Only the mountains were the same.

Perspective.

Is my life, I wondered, a desert, a beautiful but land-locked lake, or a salty wide-open ocean filled with endless possibilities?

And it came to me that my words and actions will show it clearly to others, even when I am not sure myself.

What do people see in me? What do they see when they look at you?

IN THE SILENCE

When I was young I learned that fragile things are easily broken. When I grew up I learned that everything is fragile and easily broken.

{From A Journal of the Spirit, a Journey of the Soul, by D.C. Ice, Feb. 4, 1975.}

IN THE SILENCE

Real faith--like real science--is a seeking for answers, a quest for truth. It is not a presumption that one knows it all. For all of us--those who search and those who think they already have all the answers--God has many surprises waiting. "Seek and ye shall find." (Matt. 7:7) Seek the truth, love the truth, speak the truth. Let love cover all things and people. God's spirit is in everyone, but if we block Him or ignore Him, He cannot help us or help us to help others.

{From A Journal of the Spirit, a Journey of the Soul, by D.C. Ice, Oct. 8, 1995}