So, let’s be honest. No matter how idyllic the sequestered life of retreat might seem as a context for relationship with Jesus, it is a far cry from the insanity of real life. Am I right? In real life, the alarm goes off at 6 am (if you’re lucky enough to sleep in) and barely …
Sunday, November 17 – To give thanks to God is almost as reflexive as breath or the beating of a heart. This is even truer when “the holidays” make their annual appearance, beginning with Thanksgiving Day—the day our nation sets aside to honor and thank our Maker and Sustainer. In keeping with this spirit Holy …
And all the people responded with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and heads of families, old people who had seen the first house on its foundations, wept with a loud voice when they saw …
Jesus initiates three movements for them, and for us. 1) The movement from Fear to Peace 2) The movement from Hiddenness to Sending 3) The movement from Receiving to Forgiving We hide away in our minds, our hearts. We shut ourselves off from others so that whatever pain we've experienced in the past, will not …