Find what you’re looking for
There’s nothing wrong with self-esteem, power, comfort, control, success, wealth, or amusement as long as they are secondary and subordinate to our relationship with God.
I am looking out over the breathtaking view of the psalms as I hope we never forget to begin, again and again. To know, no matter what, that we are walking in love and beauty when we seek.
We have so much in our lives that we feel we need to defend. It can lead us to live in constant fear.
God guides our behavior by the needs of the poor. He leads us in prayer. But we don’t always pay heed to God’s guidance.
The lesson for us is this, I think—if Jesus turned to the psalms in his deepest hour of pain, why wouldn’t we?
A peaceful attitude can go a long way toward living the message of the Gospel. If we think before we speak or act, we will save ourselves and others a great deal of misunderstanding and heartache.
In this week’s Gospel, Jesus tells Nicodemus that everyone who believes in the Son of God will have eternal life.
In Lent we examine our lives in order to restore our part of the baptismal covenant–our relationship with God in Christ.
What exactly is refuge? It’s vastly different than shelter. Refuge is deeper, scarier. The stakes are higher when you need refuge.
Forgiveness is quite possibly the most difficult and yet essential action necessary for anyone living in community. Unless we’re hermits, that includes all of us.
