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 […]
Soul Health – Nov. 4, 2019
Quotes for your reflection this week are drawn from The Cloud of Unknowing, translated by Carmen Acevedo Butcher (Shambhala Publications, 2009). “For your soul to be healthy, it most needs a blind stirring of love for God alone. When your secret love beats on the cloud of unknowing, it pleases God and the heavenly community […]
God’s Unwieldy Love – Oct. 29, 2019
“God’s unwieldy love, which cannot be contained by our words, wants to accept all that we are—nothing of our humanity is to be discarded. No part of our hardwiring or our messy selves is to be disparaged. Where we stand, in all our mistakes and imperfection, is holy ground. It is where God has chosen […]
A Taste of Death – Sept. 30, 2019
This week’s quotes come from Jean Vanier’s book Becoming Human. Vanier was a Canadian Catholic philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. In 1964, he founded L’Arche, an international organization of communities spread over 37 countries, for people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them. Eighteen years ago, I was required to read this book while living […]