Invisible Connections (The Beauty of Our Lives) …

Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated and perhaps forever talked to by God and his messengers. ― Brenda Ueland from If You Want To Write   The Stream of Life The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It…

We Are In The Process Of Becoming (International Women’s Day) …

Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are. — Augustine of Hippo from Spirituality and Liberation: Overcoming the Great Fallacy May you know the presence of those who have passed through the desert…

Desert Day 05: Why God Makes Us Wait …

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven ... — Ecclesiastes 3:1   The entire life of a good Christian is an exercise in holy desire. You do not see what you long for, but the very act of desiring prepares you, so that when God…

My Calling Is To Love …

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet. — Maya Angelou We have spoken here of similar acts. In different acts we find a man acting cruelly through charity and acting agreeably through wickedness. A father beats his child, and a slave-master is kind to his…

The Greatest Prayer is Patience …

Prayer for Patience ... Lord, teach me to be patient - with life, with people,and with myself. I sometimes try to hurry things along too much, and I push for answers before the time is right. Teach me to trust Your sense of timing rather than my ownand to surrender my will to Your greater…

Why God Makes Us Wait …

The entire life of a good Christian is an exercise in holy desire. You do not see what you long for, but the very act of desiring prepares you, so that when God comes you may see and be utterly satisfied. Suppose you are going to fill some holder or container, and you know you…

Flood the Path with Light …

Often we want to be able to see into the future. We say, “How will next year be for me? Where will I be five or ten years from now?” There are no answers to these questions. Mostly we have just enough light to see the next step: what we have to do in the…

Beauty …

I did not have to ask my heart what it wanted Because of all the desires I have ever known, Just one did I cling to For it was the essence of all desire: To know beauty. — St. John of the Cross He made beautiful everything He created. — Quran 32:7 Love is the…

Love and Do What You Will …

Therefore once for all this short command is given to you: "Love and do what you will." If you keep silent, keep silent by love: if you speak, speak by love; if you correct, correct by love; if you pardon, pardon by love; let love be rooted in you, and from the root nothing but…