To Be Chosen – July 14, 2021
“To be chosen as the Beloved of God is something radically different. Instead of excluding others, it includes others. Instead of rejecting others as less valuable, it accepts others in their own uniqueness. It is not a competitive, but a compassionate choice. Our minds have great difficulty in coming to grips with such a reality. […]
The Seedling’s Need – June 17, 2021
How shall the mighty river reach the tiny seed?See it rise silently to the sun’s yearning,sail from a winter’s cloudflake after silent flakepiling up layer upon layeruntil the thaw of springto meet the seedling’s need. Make tender, Lord, my heart:released through gentlenessThine own tremendous powerhid in the snowflake’s art. –Antoinette Adam, in Earth Prayers From […]
Give Me Ears to Hear – Apr. 15, 2021
Lord,I believemy life is touched by you,that you want something for meand of me.Give me ears to hear you,eyes to see the tracing of your finger,and a heart quickened by the motionsof your Spirit. –Ted Loder, Guerrillas of Grace
Pure in Heart – Feb. 23, 2021
“Jesus said, Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. Blessed are the consistent in heart; they shall see the One.Healthy are those whose passion is electrified by deep, abiding purpose; they shall regard the power that moves and shows itself in all things.Aligned with the One are those whose lives radiate […]