How We Discover Hope – Oct. 9, 2020
“Hope cannot be wrestled to the ground, taken in by the power of our persuasion. In miniscule moments, brief encounters, little kindnesses given or withheld, we discover whether or not we have the capacity for Christ’s coming, whether or not we will have the courage to reach past old disappointments and welcome the new. I […]
To Give Myself Freely – Oct. 8, 2020
“When I am afraid I am a house divided against itself. So more than anything else I want to be delivered from fear, for fear is alien to my own best interest or, to put it positively, I want to give myself generously, magnanimously, freely—out of love. I want to be able to take risks—to […]
Holding On – Oct. 7, 2020
“Holding to the narrow way, as life-promising as it may be, has never been easy, and is especially difficult in our market-driven, industrial countries with their emphases on consumption and private gain. Very few today talk about or value solitude, creativity, friendship, dialogue, reflection, political and social action on behalf of oppressed persons — a […]
A Visible Community – Oct. 6, 2020
“Only a visible community where one can experience the breaking down of the dividing walls within oneself will make witness to a God who calls us out of estrangement and isolation.” –Elizabeth O’Connor, Journey Inward, Journey Outward (1968), p. 104