‘God, Rid Me of God’
Stephen Copeland
March 5, 2024
When we pray it is worth considering how we may be projecting our own ideas, or our ego’s ideas, onto how we want or hope God acts in our lives.
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Stephen Copeland
Stephen Copeland is a storyteller and an Indiana native who now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. He recently published his first memoir, "Where the Colors Blend," about his journey from doubt and despair to a place of faith and hope. He is an editor with Franciscan Media.
Let Us Pray: Panting After Peace in Prayer
Stephen Copeland
February 25, 2024
Franciscan spirituality has a visceral and experiential dimension that the study of theology sometimes lacks.
Grace in Liminality
Stephen Copeland
February 25, 2024
It seems to me that one of the most difficult things in the spiritual life is opening oneself up to experiencing God’s love, grace, and goodness during the liminal times of our lives—that space of helplessness and unknowing between the crucifixion and Resurrection.
We Are Not Alone
Stephen Copeland
February 16, 2024
Core to the Christian Gospel for Franciscans is the realization that the God of the universe decided to enter into our world, first through creation itself (Gn 1), then through the Incarnation (Jn 1), not because of sin or the need to “pay a price,” but simply because that’s what love does.
Directionless but Divine
Stephen Copeland
February 11, 2024
Both St. Francis and St. Bonaventure are said to have visited La Verna, a mountain donated to the Franciscans by Count Orlando of Chiusi, at times in their lives where they were wrestling with their divine calling.
Christ Lives Within
Stephen Copeland
January 28, 2024
There is nothing wrong with asking for something in prayer, as this names for God the desires of our hearts.
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