Jon talked about the story of Joseph, and here are some thoughts i drew out from his message:   Pillars of influence— are you one? do you want to be one? I mean, we all have an affect on each other whether good or bad. So the idea of being a pillar of Influence really means to be a steady, strong, influence that offers support and inspiration. i think pillars of influence also need to be visible. Otherwise you’ll be a stump. =) What do we hope in? I liked this point b/c it catches my heart every time i get challenged by it. I mean, i dream of things for my life but it doesnt go much farther than hoping Jon and I get to move into a bigger house soon, to perhaps have children and build a family together, to be healthy and live ‘til i’m 70ish and die happy, to make lots of money to spend on my heart’s desires… I dont know how to really hope for more than just materialistic things like that. What does it feel like to hope in, to dream of something more eternal? i dont know— I’ve got too many distractions around me! Conflict. The concept of conflict and confrontation is interesting in the Chinese/Asian culture— because we dont! =P Do you think there is a lot of conflict in Steps? Do you think, as a whole community, that conflict really influences our group? (ie. does it hurt our group as a whole when there is conflict going on, or can we even really “feel” it as a group?) I guess the idea that we are the body of Christ means that if one part of our body is in pain, the rest of the body ought to know or feel the reprocussions, right? I think most of the time we are unwilling to call out conflict and we just hope that it will heal itself over time. But just like the time i accidentally stabbed myself on my palm with a chopping knife, it was better to go to the ER and get it stiched up than to just slap a bandaid on it and wait it out. The scar that forms from the stitches is smaller, thinner, and actually stronger than if i had just held together my flaps of skin with a bandaid. I dont think conflict is bad— God didnt create us to always be buddy-buddies, but i think in wrestling with conflict it will make us grow and grant us wisdom when we can learn to extend grace. - Pauline Lee

Jon talked about the story of Joseph, and here are some thoughts i drew out from his message:   Pillars of influence— are you one? do you want to be one? I mean, we all have an affect on each other whether good or bad. So the idea of being a pillar of Influence really means to be a steady, strong, influence that offers support and inspiration. i think pillars of influence also need to be visible. Otherwise you’ll be a stump. =)

What do we hope in? I liked this point b/c it catches my heart every time i get challenged by it. I mean, i dream of things for my life but it doesnt go much farther than hoping Jon and I get to move into a bigger house soon, to perhaps have children and build a family together, to be healthy and live ‘til i’m 70ish and die happy, to make lots of money to spend on my heart’s desires… I dont know how to really hope for more than just materialistic things like that. What does it feel like to hope in, to dream of something more eternal? i dont know— I’ve got too many distractions around me!

Conflict. The concept of conflict and confrontation is interesting in the Chinese/Asian culture— because we dont! =P Do you think there is a lot of conflict in Steps? Do you think, as a whole community, that conflict really influences our group? (ie. does it hurt our group as a whole when there is conflict going on, or can we even really “feel” it as a group?) I guess the idea that we are the body of Christ means that if one part of our body is in pain, the rest of the body ought to know or feel the reprocussions, right? I think most of the time we are unwilling to call out conflict and we just hope that it will heal itself over time. But just like the time i accidentally stabbed myself on my palm with a chopping knife, it was better to go to the ER and get it stiched up than to just slap a bandaid on it and wait it out. The scar that forms from the stitches is smaller, thinner, and actually stronger than if i had just held together my flaps of skin with a bandaid. I dont think conflict is bad— God didnt create us to always be buddy-buddies, but i think in wrestling with conflict it will make us grow and grant us wisdom when we can learn to extend grace.


- Pauline Lee

posted 2 years ago