Jesus wishes to say something precise to us. He knows that in life the worst anxiety, agitation, is born from a feeling of not making it, of feeling alone
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in human form
All people know loneliness. All people know isolation, despair, All people are afflicted in their hearts or bodies by sores and wounds
touchstone
For many years I have found it helpful to carry a “touchstone” with me, a constant and tangible reminder of the most important thing.
pray big
The emails that have accompanied most of the prayer requests I have received this week have been moving and inspiring.
many rooms
It’s all very well for Jesus to tell us not to be troubled, but when we are feeling troubled it’s not easy to shift the feeling.
light in darkness
Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey.
plainly speaking
I like the bold approach of the Jews, marching up to Jesus as he strolls between the columns: “If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
thirsty?
People who see God as useful for a bit of a hand every now and then will quickly tire of the psalms. The psalms are too full-on, too passionate, too heart-felt, too all-or-nothing.
abundance
Our confinement has given birth to new possibilities, new ways of living and of thriving that are even more satisfying than the way we existed before.
he tāngata
He aha te mea nui o te ao. He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata
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maturation
“God never permits anything to happen unless it is for our maturity”. (Luigi Giussani)
The gospel reading assigned to today’s feast of the birth of John the Baptist concludes with an often overlooked fact.: through his toddler and teenage years John the Baptist grew and his spirit matured.
the fixed gaze
Most of my recent weekends have been spent with groups of people on weekend retreats and the most recent of these was last weekend at the Trappistine Abbey of Our Lady of Mount Matutum near General Santos in the southern part of the Philippines.
desire for life
“Here is the man: a desire for life, for love, for happiness”.
The title says it all and nothing is more adequate than “all” for any person including the thousands who overflowed the magnificent Cathedral of Milan for Wednesday’s funeral of Sergio Berlusconi, a man who dominated the Italian political scene for three decades.
every which way
A good number of Food For Faith readers have discovered one of the more recent FFF initiatives, the weekly Homily Studio.
The recording of this half-hour podcast is one of the highlights of my week.
in the room
Today’s reflection marks the end of the FFF Lent-to-Easter daily email posts. Thank you for your company on this journey. While these daily posts (for those who have signed up for the Lent / Advent reflections at this link) will take a break until Advent, those who have signed up to receive every post or regular posts at this link. You might take a moment now to visit this page now to check your email preferences.
During retreat this week I found myself pondering just how difficult it is to accept that God, in Jesus, is really with me today.