Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4… Read More ›
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Where is your focus when the wind is strong and the water is deep?
“The wind is strong, the water is deep; My heart is heavy and my mind won’t sleep; Oh can you heal, my fear it breathes; I need to know if You’re the shadow I can see; I wanna run to… Read More ›
Are you carrying your cross with joy?
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” Mark 27:34 Are you carrying your cross with joy? Where do you place your trust, in yourself, or God? Do you try to maintain… Read More ›
Are you patiently allowing God to mold you?
“Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand.” Jeremiah 18:6 Ever watched a feather fall to the ground? Notice how long it takes? Ever prayed about something and it seemed to take God forever… Read More ›
Traveling together, a journey with one focus
“Just as the wise men traveled together to find Jesus in the manger, so we travel together to find Jesus born in our souls.” Seeking God Together: An Introduction to Group Spiritual Direction, Alice Fryling Have you encountered a companion… Read More ›
Magnificence in the details
“Countless, unseen details are often the only difference between mediocre and magnificent.” Author unknown What details in your life seemed mediocre at the time but brought about a magnificent encounter with your relationship with God once you realized His goodness,… Read More ›
Discovering purpose in the ashes
“See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God.” 1 John 3:1 “For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance,… Read More ›
Will you allow God to shape and form you?
“If God sends you many sufferings, it is a sign that He has great plans for you and certainly wants to make you a saint.” St. Ignatius of Loyola Ever wish life were simple, everything worked out, there was no… Read More ›
Has your veil of darkness been lifted revealing the love of Christ?
“Faith widens our lens of our limited human understanding, giving us the graced view of eternal perspective to see that all is well in God. It’s the veiled revelation of living faith that allows us to see Christ in the… Read More ›
Love a deeper force of attraction
St John of the Cross, “soul is in God like a stone buried in the earth. The soul is attracted to the deepest center of God like the stone is attracted to the deepest center of the earth. This attraction… Read More ›