“When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the […]
Face Your Regrets
The soul remembers its regrets even longer than the body remembers its wounds. Even if out of our awareness, regrets like old wounds are just a touch away. We all have our “if only” wishes. Whether trifles or tragedies, whether tickling or tormenting us, there are things we would like to go back and redo. […]
PSALM 27: DO NOT FEAR
Not only is there little knowledge of God in our land today; there is also much fear. And these two facts are deeply interconnected. The presence of fear indicates an absence of the knowledge of, and faith in, God. There was great fear during the time of the prophet Hosea in the eight century BCE. […]
PRAYING PSALM 27: DO NOT FEAR
Not only is there little knowledge of God in our land today; there is also much fear. And these two facts are deeply interconnected. The presence of fear indicates an absence of the knowledge of, and faith in, God. There was great fear during the time of the prophet Hosea in the eight century BCE. […]
The Circle of Prayer
Prayer moves in a continuous circle, from God to you; then from you to God. You will never know for sure who actually began a specific period of prayer. What you feel in your heart that impelled you to pray may have been proceeded by the secret prompting of God. Yet prayer, like language itself, […]
Compassion
Compassion means not just to feel for, but also to feel with another. The origin of the word combined “com” (together), with “pathos” (pain or suffering.) Hence, it meant to “feel with or share in another’s pain.” And in the Hebrew Bible, “compassion” took its root in “womb love,” the love of a mother for […]
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