123: Practice Your Life
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
From Halley's comet in 1986 to the Total Solar Eclipse in 2017, I've been fascinated with sky things my whole life. Earlier this month it was the full April moon that reminded me of the truth I hold most dear: that in every transition, in every grief, in every goodbye, disappointment, offense, breakup, misunderstanding, and ending, there is mysterious potential. Listen in.
Links + Resources From This Episode:
- Colossians 1:27
- The Holy Longing by Ronald Rolheiser
- 2 Corinthians 4
- Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
- Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing. |
| 0:04.2 | You're listening to episode 123. |
| 0:08.6 | This is a podcast about making decisions, but also about making a life. |
| 0:13.4 | If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or just need a few minutes away |
| 0:17.4 | from the constant stream of information, and is sometimes delightful but also distracting |
| 0:22.2 | hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for a thoughtful story, a little prayer, |
| 0:28.0 | and a simple next right step. |
| 0:30.0 | Today, I'm letting my spiritual formation roots show a little bit. |
| 0:34.8 | While I don't quote a lot of scripture in the episode itself, so much of this short |
| 0:39.2 | reflection is born in many ways out of my favorite book of the Bible, which is Colossians, |
| 0:46.0 | because the most stunning truth in all of scripture is the gospel of Jesus. |
| 0:49.8 | Not just the He died for us part, of course that, but the whole story of Jesus, how He |
| 0:54.9 | was born and lived and died and rose again and also how we were born and live and died |
| 1:01.4 | and rose to all I'm getting ahead of myself. |
| 1:04.8 | Just know, as I share some of these thoughts that aren't even fully cooked yet, that they |
| 1:09.5 | stem from my obsession with the mystery which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. |
| 1:16.8 | That's a direct quote from Colossians 127, and merely a portion of the riches that are |
| 1:21.7 | found in that entire first chapter, really the entire book of Colossians. |
| 1:26.3 | For now, I'm glad you're here. |
| 1:28.3 | And maybe it will help to know that it all started with the moon in April. |
| 1:33.9 | Listen in. |
| 1:44.9 | Our shared love for Sky Things must have started with Halle's comment. |
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