Tell Me to Come to You
Jesus walks on the water toward his friends, so intent is he on being with them. Caught in a sudden squall far away from solid ground, they are frantic with fear. Suddenly Jesus comes toward them. “It’s going to be all right! He calls out. “Don’t be afraid.” “If it’s really you telling me not […]
Fearful Longing – July 17, 2020
“Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart. It is like a bird that has blundered down the flue and is caught indoors and flutters at the windowpanes. It is like standing a long time on a cold day, knocking at […]
Glory
Whenever I read passages where Jesus talks about glorifying God, or saying things like “glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed,”* I never quite understand what he means. Glory seems like an old-fashioned sort of word, one that is connected somehow with war, […]
Let Nothing Upset You – Apr. 6, 2020
Let nothing upset you;Let nothing frighten you.Everything is changing;God alone is changeless.Patience attains the goal.Who has God lacks nothing:God alone fills every need. –St. Teresa of Avila [Selections for your daily reflections this week come from God Makes the Rivers to Flow: An Anthology of the World’s Sacred Poetry & Prose selected by Eknath Easwaran.]
