Imagining Not Complaining
Nicholas J. Connolly
Pastor of First and Grace United Methodist Churches
Kearny, New Jersey
The Fifth Sunday in Epiphany
January 31, 2010
The names of the Sundays are taken from The Bible Through the Seasons. 
Bulletin Cover from Anchor Wallace. Used with permission.
Complaints turn to fury and attempted murder when Jesus returns to the synagogue in Nazareth. Our complaining may not emerge into rage, yet when negativity flows from us, the results are harmful. Complaints are the reverse of prayer.
Imagine living life with no complaining. Seems impossible? Over 6,100,000 persons have decided to work at it, with countless numbers of successes. Visit www.acomplaintfreeworld.org.
Learn about the "Victim, Persecutor, Rescuer" triangle of psychological games we often play—the fuel that feeds out complaining.
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