My thoughts paused for just a second over a few verses from the Psalm reading for today. I woke up this morning the same as I went to sleep last night, haunted by sorrow and fears of politics. Politics made me afraid. The politcal milieu has become such a whirlwind of negativity that it makes ...
Hidden deep inside the post-Summer of Love lyrics of the Rolling Stones 1969 hit “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” we find a microcosm of spiritual life, hiding among the words of the familiar refrain: You can’t always get what you want, You can’t always get what you want, You can’t always get what ...
Continue reading about Do we ever know what we really need? – a prayer
Paul writes: In each person, the Holy Spirit manifests itself for the good of all. When it is difficult to see the presence of that visitation, are you looking inward to the spirit in that person, or glancing outward from the dilution of your own heart? To reject the presence of The Maker in others ...
Continue reading about Veni Sancte Spiritus (come, holy spirit)
The LORD says: I did not tell my people to search for me in chaos. I am the LORD God - Who proclaims justice - Who speaks that which is true. Keep the faith! – Amen
Continue reading about Speaking That Which is True – a meditation
I’m sure that if you’re a Sunday School – Bible School alumnus you remember a slightly different word in this verse. It gets mis-translated a lot. Many Bible-thumping types would have us believe that to be “pure in heart” is to be “without,” or as close to humans can get to being without sin. Preachers ...
