Where is Christ’s Presence? – Nov. 16, 2022
“If Jesus said “I was hungry and you fed me,” then Christ’s presence is not embodied in those who feed the hungry (as important as that work is), but Christ’s presence is in the hungry being fed. Christ comes not in the form of those who visit the imprisoned but in the imprisoned being cared for. […]
Responding to LOVE – Oct. 6, 2022
“The greatness of the saints lies not in their doing; their greatness lies in their response to LOVE which ever beckons them and empowers them to love. In the end, their greatness lies in their willingness to relinquish all for the sake of LOVE, to be united with LOVE. In this oneness they come to […]
Our Hearts Should Do This More – Mar. 16, 2022
I sit in the streets with the homeless My clothes stained with the wine From the vineyards the saints tend. Light has painted all acts the same color So I sit around and laugh all day With my friends. At night if I feel a divine loneliness I tear the […]
Being Saints – Feb. 15, 2022
“Alan Jones describes saints as those who “have been allowed to see into themselves and have not refused to look.” This reminds me of David Whyte’s provocative question in one of his poems: “Why are we the one terrible part of creation privileged to refuse our own flowering?” The path of brokenness is lined with […]
