From the fear that I am unlovable, Deliver me, Jesus -Litany of Trust, Sisters of Life How does someone develop the feeling that they are unlovable? About a year ago, my late sister was over for a visit. She questioned… Read More ›
Love
Price of God’s love?
“From the belief that I have to earn Your love – Deliver me Jesus” – Litany of Trust, Sisters of Life When I first read this, and even several iterations after, I didn’t quite get this first line in the… Read More ›
Hope, the Real WIN
“But all together they shouted out, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us.” (Now Barabbas had been imprisoned for a rebellion that had taken place in the city and for murder.) Again Pilate addressed them, still wishing to release… Read More ›
Foggy Path – Risk of Uncertainty
Does dense fog make you uneasy? I’m convinced that God tugs at our hearts and our minds through people and nature. Nature is so active. God can reveal so much to us through the things around us and how they integrate… Read More ›
The Power of Love
“We all know when we look at the cross how Jesus loved us. When we look at the Eucharist, we know how much He loves us NOW.” St. Teresa of Calcutta Can you recall a memory when you felt extreme… Read More ›
Would the real God stand up?
Mid-afternoon, focused on a project at work, I receive a call. On the other line are tears. “Mom, I had an accident.” The fears, the adrenaline that rush through the body in a single second after hearing those words is… Read More ›
Mercy: Finding Love Through a Journey in the Desert
I started this Lenten journey gung-ho. I was going to write each day as I journeyed through brokenness in the parched desert to finding love in anticipation of the ultimate example of love. Right out the gate of Lent, life… Read More ›
Finding Love through a journey in the desert
“Answer me when I call, my saving God, when troubles hem me in, set me free, take pity on me, here my prayer. How long, O people, will you be hard of heart? Why do you love what is worthless,… Read More ›
How are you equipping yourself to love?
Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, It is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it… Read More ›
Cooperation in the feast
“… live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body… Read More ›