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diff --git a/src/koszko_org_website/templates/en/posts/2022-11-27-gospel-despite-no-enthusiasm.html.jinja b/src/koszko_org_website/templates/en/posts/2022-11-27-gospel-despite-no-enthusiasm.html.jinja new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8f26605 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/koszko_org_website/templates/en/posts/2022-11-27-gospel-despite-no-enthusiasm.html.jinja @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +{# +SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0 + +koszko.org website post (Gospel despite no enthusiasm, english). + +Copyright (C) 2022 Wojtek Kosior <koszko@koszko.org> +#} + +{% extends "__koszko_base.html.jinja" %} + +{% block title %} Gospel despite no enthusiasm {% endblock %} + +{% block subheading_text %} Gospel despite lack of enthusiasm {% endblock %} + +{% block content %} + {% call section() %} + {{ italic('2022-11-27') }} + {% call para() %} + At the end of today's Lectio Divina I had one thought which — as I decided + — could be made into a post. Here it is. + {% endcall %} + {% call para() %} + One does not always feel God's Love. + Whoever you are, there happen moments when you are down in the dumps. + Sometimes there are even more such moments than there are the "good" ones. + And so sometimes, when I'd like to do more good in my life, take up some + ambitious initiative connected to praising the Creator (like street + evangelization which still feels strongly unnatural to me), the lack of + enthusiasm acts as a blocking factor. + Of course, it is possible to "force" oneself to do something. + But if I don't feel God's Love in a given moment, such external + initiatives that aim towards increasing His Glory will be artificial and + not very fruitful. + {% endcall %} + {% call para() %} + What can be done, then? + Of course, It'd be great to first and focus on the actual Love of God. + But besides this, I am starting to think it is perhaps possible to somehow + make use those negative feelings. + Such as discouragement. + And do it in some creative way. + What I mean is that when I feel discouraged, I shall not be able to tell + others with authentic enthusiasm about how great the God is. + But perhaps I could instead tell someone for example about my everyday's + decision to trust the God {{ bold('despite') }} the discouragement etc.? + And if this is authentic, it might turn out to also have no worse results + than those coming from equally authentic, direct talking about the God's + greatness. + {% endcall %} + {% call para() %} + It was this day that I started being a bit down in the dumps. How to make + it into an advantage? + I decided writing a blog post about it would be a reasonable way. And a + simple one, too — without the risk of leaving the work complete in half + and putting it aside for "some other time". + And I can also use this opportunity to improve the koszko.org site so that + addition of subsequent posts goes more efficiently. + {% endcall %} + {% endcall %} +{% endblock %} |