mood

mood ring
remember 
them?

moods
emotions

calm
angry
happy
sad

moods are
part of our
intricately 
GOD created 
being

bottom line
we feel

reality 
is 
sometimes we 
feel rotten

but we also
feel 
elation

i'll never forget 
one homework assignment in seminary

we were charged to review
children's christian education materials
and rate them

one curriculum 
was on the bottom of our list

children were to draw an 
x
over the facial expression of 
the person who 
was NOT ready for worship

the right answer they 
provided was the 
happy face

the sad
and angry face
was 
x'd out
and defined an
inappropriate  emotion to 
have for worship

and yet
GOD 
created our emotions
knows our emotions

today i am happy 
calm
at peace

tomorrow i may not be...

who 
knows

today i remember
the lessons i've learned 
in recent years

it is not only 
appropriate to feel 
what you feel
it is critical for your
health to 
feel!

feel what you are feeling
live through your feelings
let it out

it's just 
the way 
GOD 
designed us!