History: That which makes us stand

[filled2bursting]

In taking a medical terminology class, I came across a very excellent moral reflection
History comes from the greek “historia”

histo- : from histanai to cause to stand
-oria/orium: place for or thing used for

We derive our identities from our history, and that of those around us. It is what causes our identities to stand. The definition also implies tissue, that which we are made of, and the beam of a loom

To stand in faith implies:
resisting the gravity of concupiscence,
rising with the power of grace,
an idea best communicated by the countless stories of men and women beaten to the ground, and rising again, standing defiant and empowered,
of Christ picking up His cross.

The image of something like history causing us to stand, inspires me to share what causes me to stand, my faith history, and I invite anyone else so inspired to do the same:

What causes you to stand with Jesus?
What causes you to stand with His Church?
With His/our mother Mary?
What causes you to stand each day against the daily trials you face?

Normally, I would ask how best to communicate this, but really it comes down to one action. “To start”

Whether what you share is long or short, about you or another, please share and give us some real history, that we might all start to stand together as the one body of Christ.

 

[filled2bursting]

My cross is meager, and at present I have a time of rest.

At the worst I have had to face:
unemployment -after the collapse of the auto industry and my temp job ended,
near death -really severe anemia,
revocation of my driver’s license -due to said anemia,
the very real possibility of bankruptcy and eviction, and
near divorce -due to above said stress and other factors coming to a point.
God provided during all of these things, miraculously to the point of moving in with in-laws only to get good full employment, oddly perfect to my experience, from the neighbor.

I look back on my life, and I see harmony, for every dip there is some beautiful counter melody.
For every truth I discover about the faith on reflection, it harmonizes with the rest of the tree of truth and new branches sprout forth.
The more this truth tells me about God his relationship to us the more beautiful my wife, and everyone in my life becomes.

God as with the ever contentious history may not be directly be seen, but we sure can get a good glimpse.

 

[Reservoir_Dog]

In taking a medical terminology class, I came across a very excellent moral reflection
History comes from the greek “historia”

histo- : from histanai to cause to stand
-oria/orium: place for or thing used for…

On the other hand…

History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning “inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation”, from Joseph, Brian (Ed.); Janda, Richard (Ed.) (2008). The Handbook of Historical Linguistics. Blackwell Publishing (published 30 December 2004). p. 163. ISBN 978-1405127479 cited by the wikipedia article on the etymology of the term, see FN 2 and 10