…Opening To… Come, then, Lord my God, come and instruct my heart where and how to search for you, where and how to find you. Where shall I look for you, Lord? (St. Anselm) …Listening In… Lord, you have examined me. You know me. You know when I sit down and when I stand up. … Continue reading »
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The Transfer of Shabbiness (May 2, 2013)
…Opening To… Come, then, Lord my God, come and instruct my heart where and how to search for you, where and how to find you. Where shall I look for you, Lord? (St. Anselm) …Listening In… God created humanity in God’s own image, in the divine image God created them, male and female God created … Continue reading »
God as Instrumentalist (May 1, 2013)
…Opening To… Come, then, Lord my God, come and instruct my heart where and how to search for you, where and how to find you. Where shall I look for you, Lord? (St. Anselm) …Listening In… On the day the Lord God made earth and sky… the Lord God formed the human from the topsoil … Continue reading »
God as Conductor (April 30, 2013)
…Opening To… Come, then, Lord my God, come and instruct my heart where and how to search for you, where and how to find you. Where shall I look for you, Lord? (St. Anselm) …Listening In… God named the light Day and the darkness Night. There was evening and there was morning: the first day. … Continue reading »
The Trapdoor (April 29, 2013)
…Opening To… Come, then, Lord my God, come and instruct my heart where and how to search for you, where and how to find you. Where shall I look for you, Lord? (St. Anselm) …Listening In… When I look up at your skies, at what your fingers made—the moon and the stars that you set … Continue reading »
Choosing Abundance (April 26, 2013)
…Opening To… For life, with all it yields of joy and woe And hope and fear,—believe the aged friend,— Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love. (Robert Browning, “A Death in the Desert”) …Listening In… I came so that they could have life—indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest. … Continue reading »
Turning off the Autopilot (April 25, 2013)
…Opening To… For life, with all it yields of joy and woe And hope and fear,—believe the aged friend,— Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love. (Robert Browning, “A Death in the Desert”) …Listening In… And yes, you want truth in the most hidden places; you teach me wisdom in the most … Continue reading »
Don’t Wait for Death (April 24, 2013)
…Opening To… For life, with all it yields of joy and woe And hope and fear,—believe the aged friend,— Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love. (Robert Browning, “A Death in the Desert”) …Listening In… When Jesus finished saying these things, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the time has … Continue reading »
The Background of my Own Life (April 23, 2013)
…Opening To… For life, with all it yields of joy and woe And hope and fear,—believe the aged friend,— Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love. (Robert Browning, “A Death in the Desert”) …Listening In… In Jerusalem near the sheep gate in the north city wall is a pool with the Aramaic … Continue reading »
The Previous Ten Minutes (April 22, 2013)
…Opening To… For life, with all it yields of joy and woe And hope and fear,—believe the aged friend,— Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love. (Robert Browning, “A Death in the Desert”) …Listening In… Jesus told this parable: “A man owned a fig tree planted in his vineyard. He came looking … Continue reading »
