As we ponder another new year, I want to extend an invitation to you to dream a little. To take a few minutes to escape the demands of the world and stoke the fire that lives in your heart. You know the one, aching to know the truth and yearning to really love. Like Ruah, the sacred breath of life which shows us the fullness of love.
Continue reading “Week 52. Seeing. Sacredness of Breath.”In the recent season of Advent, I was deep in the waiting. A place where I learned to be comfortable in the darkness and where expectations got shattered so I could live in expectancy. The dark is the place where the struggles of my life are the crosses that I carry, where the burden is heavy and my heart cries out for help. Where I secretly hope someone might ease my burden and help me along the way. But I must remain strong.
Or that’s what I keep telling myself.
The shimmering light calls me forward to resurrection and rebirth. Where I become a modern Mary where my “Yes” deepens with every breath I take. Each inhale expands gratitude and humility. I see with clarity how I’m running the marathon between my head and my heart. A race where generosity and love win with every breath I take.
Lord, thank you for a new generous life where I see clearly each day.
Jesus complains when the crowds use worldly standards to size him up. They are caught up in their opinions and all too easily pass judgment on Him. They accuse Jesus of being possessed by a demon, a drunkard, and so on.
Continue reading “Week 52. Seeing. Without Judgment.”Despite the rejection and harsh judgments of many, Jesus went about doing good. This is what he meant by saying that “wisdom is vindicated by her works.”
Continue reading “Week 52. Seeing. Through Works.”God comes to us in many and various ways each day. Sometimes he reveals his goodness to us when he allows us to succeed in life. Other times he permits trials in our life so that we can cling more surely to Him.
Continue reading “Week 52. Seeing. Eyes of Faith.”When I am in love with God and “fearing” him above all things, I am rooted in a power that transcends space and time. A power that governs the universe in its entirety, a power that is greater than life and death.
Continue reading “Week 52. Seeing. Supreme Good.”
Merry Christmas! God, as Christ, became human to help us change our mindset and to give us new life. Born humble and in complete surrender this gives us a new way to see, a new way to live life.
Continue reading “Week 52. Seeing. My Way, My Life.”Father Richard Rohr offers a practice of deepening love and healing, teaching us to rest in love a place where we are seen.
Continue reading “Week 51. Being Seen. Looking for God’s Goodness and Weekly Reflection Summary.”Love and belonging are basic needs and essential to living the human experience. Belief in our worthiness keeps us from living fully. We bridge the divide by being fully seen, known, and loved.
Continue reading “Week 51. Being Seen. Fully Seen.”Free me from any evil passions. Heal my heart of all disorderly affections. Purify me so I may become fit to love, courageous to suffer, and constant to persevere.
Continue reading “Week 51. Being Seen. An Excellent Thing.”
Smitten With Goodness 