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Distance and Perspective

A couple was driving home from a party.  On the way, she leaned over to him and asked, "Why aren't we so close any more?" He responded, "I haven't moved," he said as he pointed to the steering wheel. Try harder.  It will yield results.

Close or Far?

First tell me this: Is there some secluded spot in the vicinity where I can go to pray?" Rebbe   Nachman asked. He had just arrived in Breslov, the town whose name the Breslov movement has borne ever since. "I know of a place that would be most suitable, the Hasid replied, "but it's quite far from here." "Far?" the Rebbe exclaimed. "What do you mean by 'far'? Far from the mind…or from the heart?" Rebbe Nachman later taught: When your heart yearns, distance is no obstacle. The Gentle Weapon

Close to God

"First tell me this: Is there some secluded spot in the vicinity where I can go to pray?" Rebbe   Nachman asked. He had just arrived in Breslov, the town whose name the Breslov movement has borne ever since. "I know of a place that would be most suitable, the Hasid replied, "but it's quite far from here." "Far?" the Rebbe exclaimed. "What do you mean by 'far'? Far from the mind…or from the heart?" The Gentle Weapon, p. 2 Rebbe Nachman later taught: When your heart yearns, distance is no obstacle.

Near to You

Dwight L. Moody was an Evangelist minister. Once while working in his study, his son knocked on the door. "What do you want?" asked the minster harshly. His son answered, "I don't want anything. I just want to be near you." Isn't this what God wants?