So a new, unwritten chapter begins as we awaken to the blank pages of 2017! I’m one to hold goals and dreams loosely since I know the unwieldy nature of my own will, and the power in seeking first the heart of God. Because of my unwieldy will, I also reject the popular notion of …
Be not lax in celebrating! Be not lazy in the festive service of God! – Hildegard of Bingen What happens when we live God’s way? God “brings gifts into our lives..things like affection for others, exuberance about life..a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people.” …
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Thanks to an article summarizing numerous scriptures prophesizing the coming of the Messiah (see below), I reflect more deeply on the unfolding Christmas Story. But what always most strikes me when reading the Bible over the years, is the fulfilment of God’s love personified in Christ which I believe is the heart of the Christmas …
I sure want to feel joyful during this Advent season, filling my lungs with robust breaths shouting out “JOY TO THE WORLD!” It’s Christmas season after all, and JOY is the Advent word to contemplate this week. Ba Humbug! I just don’t feel it. I’ve been avoiding Christmas shopping, yet yesterday on the way into the …
I’ve thought alot lately about how, in following Christ, it’s inevitable the masks we wear will crumble like plaster into dust. I suspect shedding masks is part of what Jesus teaches about dying to ourselves. Afterall, rebirth, new life, transformation, transfiguration can only happen when our old selves die. Our masks might include being ‘a …