God writes straight with the crooked lines of my life
john oconnor
stormy weather
I often hear people comment that their faith is weak, or that they have little faith. I often feel the same way.
a lonely place
That’s an interesting choice of words from Jesus, not just a call to be alone, but an invitation to embrace loneliness.
real & essential
H easy it is for humans to forget what is essential and to become preoccupied with what is less necessary and even trivial.
a new month
Knowing that we are held in God’s loving embrace in every moment we have no need to turn to superstition
THE sign
The Sign of the Cross is not simply a tidy way of beginning and ending times of prayer, but a prayer in itself
fully alive
Jesus did not make the disciples into uniformed robots capable of satisfying little more than the letter or religious law
at last I can see
The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart.
leadership
The ONE who brings us together is Jesus Christ, risen, present and active among us.
the beach brunch
His question gives them a chance to express their feeling at their lack of success.
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just listen
Perhaps my problem is my faulty default setting, the constant and sinister voice in my head
to forgive
We all struggle to forgive those who have hurt us and those we love.
here and now
In Jesus God is where we are, here and now. Speak to him. Listen for him.
not very Christian
Without this relationship we become for our world a reactive presence rather than an original presence.
call to maturity
The two sons represent two immature ways of relating to God: rebellion and childish obedience.