I have had several people at different times tell me in counsel to “live my faith.” I was usually struggling through something at the time, a bit lost and confused about certain things, and my initial response every time was, “How? What does it mean to live out your faith?” They did their best to […]
Father, Please have mercy on those souls you called home this past year, bless their families and friends who were left behind. Please bless all the babies that will be born this year; let them be beacons of your light in the world and draw their family and friends closer to you. […]
Seeking balance is not an object to possess or to hold. It is not a destination to arrive at. It is a process, a part in the engine that drives us down the path as we journey back to heaven. There is friction in any engine, and seeking balance causes much of it. God uses that […]
All is truly gift. So if there’s anything I’ve learned From this journey I am on Simple truths will keep you going Simple love will keep you strong Cause there are questions without answers Flames that never die Heartaches we go through are often blessings in disguise So thank you Lord, oh thank you Lord […]
The state of Oklahoma turns 100 this year. The US Post Office just issued this beautiful stamp painted by Mike Larsen of the sun rising over the Cimarron river to celebrate the state’s centennial. Oh, what a beautiful mornin’ Oh, what a beautiful day I got a beautiful feelin’ Everything’s goin’ God’s way
I bind to myself today: God’s power to guide me, God’s might to uphold me, God’s wisdom to teach me, God’s eye to watch over me, God’s ear to hear me, God’s word to give me speech, God’s hand to guide me, God’s way to lie before me, God’s shield to shelter me, God’s host […]
Is the nothingness I yearn for a return to the comfortable nothingness of the womb, or a step forward into the unknown of total giving, of emptying myself to You? Is this want from my egoic, fear and attachment-driven empirical false self, or from my shy true self that knows itself to be in, of, […]
“…What I like doing best is Nothing.” “How do you do Nothing,” asked Pooh after he had wondered for a long time. “Well, it’s when people call out at you just as you’re going off to do it, ‘What are you going to do, Christopher Robin?’ and you say, ‘Oh, Nothing,’ and then you go […]
Let nothing disturb you; Let nothing make you afraid. All things are passing; God alone never changes. Patience gains all things. Who has God wants nothing. God alone suffices. — The Bookmark of Saint Teresa of Avila In this beautiful prayer, Saint Teresa implies possession, but also that nothing can be possessed. She does not […]
Found this little poem in a book laying around in the sacristy of the chapel at camp. For every pain we must bear, for every burden, for every care, there’s a reason. for every grief that bows the head for every teardrop that is shed, there’s a reason. For every hurt, for every plight, for […]
At the retreat this weekend, one of my students had a small epiphany during a very special prayer moment around the Blessed Sacrament. The following words come to her; it seemed as if God was speaking directly to her within her heart. A deep sense of peace followed. She wrote down the words on her […]
Sound — music — prayer no words — emotions, feelings, but more… essence, existence, but more… A lifting up of the heart from within the heart, not the head, not the intellect, a place reachable without words, beyond words. The space and silence between the notes, between the sounds, between the harmonies. Silence supports it […]