The deepest desire in our hearts, implanted there secretly by the holy, is the desire for God. This is the desire for God and God alone, for union and sweet communion, a desire greater than the desire for God to do this or that for us. The desire for God is described powerfully in the […]
Open the Gift
I have just published a book, titled, “Closer than Your Own I. Meditations on Union with God.” The work is now available at Amazon.com. I have previously posted a few of these meditations on this website. Here is another, “Open the Gift”: Open the gift you are, To yourself and others, The gift from God, […]
How Does God Speak to Us?
God has spoken, God still speaks, and God will forever speak. Communication with God is more than possible; it is absolutely essential for the life of our relationship with God. God wants us to hear and to respond to what we hear. Our life now and forever will be shaped by God’s word to us. […]
Resting on the Sea
I am calmed by the sea. I wrote a little poem about resting on the sea. Imagine how the following would feel: Sometimes I would like to be a bead of water resting On the rolling stomach of the Sea, Just for a time, so as to fully merge with oceanic Water. As I would […]
The Grace of God
Whatever else God is, God is “gracious.” One of the greatest summaries of God’s nature repeated a number of times in the Hebrew Bible is: God is “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness” (Exodus 34:6). There is a lot of unwrap there, and to understand regarding the “Who” […]
Love is Composed of Little Things
Love is composed of little things. Grand statements and gestures of caring may excite us, but they are not the substance of love. Love’s substance is the seemingly minor daily exchanges between us and our loved ones. Big things are made up of little things, vast galaxies of infinitesimal particles. Tiny grains of sand compose […]
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