clanging cymbal

"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing."

the next paragraph is very well known and ends in "...greatest of these is love".

Funny enough, I had a whole post written about feeling down about being a women in science, being reminded about some facts that I really did not want to get thrown in my face (by a male professor no less) but at this moment it feels less interesting.

Guess this is one way BSG rubs me (reruns)?!

Or just to be greatful in general in this lenten time?

If nothing else, I have to say that looking back (something I am quite a master of) and taking in what is now - it feels darn good. So far traveled, so many bridges crossed and hopefully so much stronger. And it is wonderful to be able to breathe again. To hope again. And the other things too.... :)

That said, I wish no one that journey.... but it could have been so much worse.

Time for bed!

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I wrote this last night and then pulled the post since I thought it might be too sappy/personal. Then on my way to work this morning I listened to NPR and the reporting from California and their Supreme Court in regards to the case Proposition 8 and my first thought was "why is there so much hate? Surely they should focus on not being clanging cymbals or all knowledgeable since as long as you do not love, you are indeed an empty shell. And it is so much easier to hate, mistrust and be set in your ways than to really open your heart and mind to your neighbour. Why not take on the challenge to truly work with the words?"

Then I decided to post it anyway. Happy Friday everyone. And if nothing else, maybe think about how it would feel to have made a huge decision and now maybe nothing is as you think it might be because laws are changing and people are more inclined to exclude than include.

It's a bit hippie-like but "Can't we just all love each other?" [Or at least try and tolerate our neighbour and leave the judging to God. If nothing else, it was reported yesterday that the highest traffic to porn sites comes from Utah. All in all, 'the first to throw a rock anyone????' If you now claim to know the book so well.... Love vs hate....]