It is precisely in our nakedness and emptiness, weariness and loneliness that we most find our God.
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Lord, be born again to me
Finally, get ready, because we are truly approaching the end that is the beginning, that is the birth of the One we have been and are waiting for.
Continue readingAnything and everything that we do in prayer always works out better
Anything and everything that we do in prayer that brings about a spirit of inner peace and tranquility always works out better. To address someone directly, honestly, repeatedly, and prayerfully is different.
Continue readingEven in our sins, Jesus is firmly committed to his friendship, love with us
May this “insight,” this “new awareness,” grow within us that we may discover the power of Christ’s love within us each day.
Continue readingHope is its own reward
Hope does not require another end or goal. If what we hope for does not come about, was hope hopeless?
Continue readingDo you call upon the Lord and dare to touch the tassel of his cloak?
Do we have their raw faith? Do we seek with all of our heart for the power of Jesus to fill us, deep in our spirit?
Continue readingWe are invited to stand on the mountaintop with Jesus
The Transfiguration of Jesus in today’s Gospel sends an important message not only to the disciples who shared the moment with the Lord, but to all of us — every Christian. How does this story call us? Do we ever experience the voice of God clearly speaking to us in the ordinary?
Continue readingJesus teaches purity, totality of love which go beyond what has been taught to you
God — who is love and who loves all — always, in all ways, calls us to love in the same way; therefore, Jesus captures within his teaching that purity and totality of love which go far beyond what “you have heard” or what has been taught to you before.
Continue readingVictory over ourselves
Christ’s death and new life give us victory over ourselves. When he died on that cross, nailed there with him were all the negative things we could ever say about ourselves, all the negative feelings, all our faults. They were nailed there with him, but guess what? They didn’t come off that cross.
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