Flourishing Communities – Aug. 19, 2022
“The movement of the Spirit of God in the hearts of men and women often calls them to act against the spirit of their times or causes them to anticipate a spirit which is yet in the making. In a moment of dedication, they are given wisdom and courage to dare a deed that challenges […]
Something Tremendous – Apr. 7, 2022
“What is Mary Frecon [one of the workers] doing? She is loving her brothers, fervently, steadily, faithfully, unfailingly. And there is nothing saccharine, soft, or sentimental about it either… There is no glory in it, no visible results in it. There is nothing in it, in other words, for her, either in money, power or […]
Festival of Dedication
Leading a quiet day at Dayspring today, I held this scripture* from John 10 in my heart, for the retreatants and myself. The setting is an annual Festival of Dedication in Jerusalem with Jesus present. I immediately thought, what is retreat but a Festival of Dedication? Each person coming together with hopes of celebrating and […]
