“Speak, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:10 Today’s reading was from 1 Samuel 3, when God calls out to Samuel multiple times and he doesn’t recognize that it is God calling until Eli tells him to answer, “speak,… Read More ›
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Gifts of a lonely Christmas
“Go and search diligently for the child…” Matthew 2:8 Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. A significant part of the Christmas story. A story of light, prophesy and gifts. As I reflect on the gospel reading this morning,… Read More ›
Excitement of new life
“And you will have joy and gladness,and many will rejoice at his birth” Luke 1:14 If you are a parent, do you recall the first time you heard the news that you were going to bring a child into this… Read More ›
Choose Joy
“Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophetic utterances. Test everything; retain what is good. Refrain from… Read More ›
Preparing the wasteland within
“A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God!” Isaiah 40:3 Today we enter into week 2 of our Advent preparation. We are full of hope… Read More ›
Restlessness – longing for God
“Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NIV RESTLESSNESS, a reality in a busy world. What is restlessness? Is it just depravity of sleep? Is it running the rat… Read More ›
Moments come and go just as leaves fall to the earth
Sometimes life seems to be like the blur of colored lines streaked across the picture of a race car captured in the focus of a camera lens. Moments come and go. Some we capture on camera, others we store in… Read More ›
Are you infectious with small acts of kindness?
“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop” St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Sometimes it is difficult to see the face of… Read More ›
The true food and true drink that brings you everlasting life
Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you… For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true… Read More ›
Are you focused on your ability or God’s desire in the discernment process?
“A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other…” 1 Corinthians 12:7 One of the spiritual gifts the Holy Spirit gives us is the gift of discernment. Discernment is extremely important in the spiritual… Read More ›
