The Ground I Build On – Nov. 26, 2019
Unnamable God, I feel you With me at every moment. You are my food, my drink, My sunlight, and the air I breathe You are the ground I have built on And the beauty that rejoices my heart. –Stephen Mitchell, excerpt from “Psalm 16”, A Book of Psalms: Selected and Adapted from the Hebrew, pg. […]
Love in My Bones – Nov. 25, 2019
Quoted from A Book of Psalms: Selected and Adapted from the Hebrew, by Stephen Mitchell. The Book of Praises, the ancient rabbis called it. Light up my eyes with your presence; Let me feel your love in my bones. Keep me from losing myself in ignorance and despair. Teach me to be endlessly patient. Let […]
In Jesus’ Name – Nov. 22, 2019
“The desire to be relevant and successful will gradually disappear, and our only desire will be to say with our whole being to our brothers and sisters of the human race, “You are loved. There is no reason to be afraid.”” –Henri Nouwen, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership, pg. 41
Temptation of Power – Nov. 21, 2019
“What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life.” –Henri Nouwen, In the Name […]