The host and the cup is the experience that brings us together and opens the many, many, many ways in the liturgy that the Lord feeds us, gives us drink — satisfying our deepest hungers and thirsts.
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If you listen to the devil and become evil, expect a story of woe
The devil is everywhere and he is a mess! And if you listen to the devil and become evil, then expect a story of woe.
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Jesus speaks about our longings, our hopes, our deepest desires
What do we want from God? What is our answer to: “Ask something of me and I will give it to you”?
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We pray that Jesus and the Father help us to discover the power of relationship
Help us to discover the power of relationship — the power of love, the power of walking hand in hand with our God, the power of brother, sister, mother, father, cousin, neighbor, friend.
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The grace, love of God offers us the opportunity to experience tremendous growth
Do we recognize our personal growth as Christians, as Catholics? Do we stop to take a good look at ourselves and appreciate the way the Gospel has grown within us?
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Listening is the first real step that leads to understanding
Listening is the first real step that leads to understanding. There are so many things “out there” that can block our listening. Some are overt. Some are hidden, indirect, subtle and very hard to recognize.
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God — although so above and beyond — somehow mixes in
The promises proclaim that God’s Spirit would somehow mix in — into, over, under, and through — every thought and action of us.
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Do 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?
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We get our identity from our faith in Jesus Christ
Here it is, that we, too, discover our identity and mission are one. We get our identity from our faith in Jesus Christ and our mission, too, which is his mission.
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