THIS Day

“Give us THIS DAY our daily bread.” We pray Jesus’ prayer in the “Our Father.” Most of the time we find ourselves preoccupied with what has happened or what is going to happen. What about this day? What about this moment? It is here and now that God wants to meet us....

“Love Changes Everything”

Jesus put in his road map for his followers almost the direct opposite what our society holds up as goals to be achieved. It wants us to strive for success and be winners, a future which comes with many possessions, consumption of pleasures, and power over others....

The Narrow Gate

Jesus put in his road map for his followers almost the direct opposite what our society holds up as goals to be achieved. It wants us to strive for success and be winners, a future which comes with many possessions, consumption of pleasures, and power over others....

God’s Will

While religious men and women take a vow of obedience, every Christian needs to make following God’s will an important part of their spiritual growth. It is our prayer life that enables us to focus of the will of God. “Thy will be done according to thy word.” When we...

Touched By Sun and Rain

As humans we need the experience of being touched. If an infant is not touched and held, its growth will be stifled. Jesus used to touch a person as part of the healing process. He cured the blind man with touch, only gradually restoring his sight by touch. In the age...

Simplicity

“Sing God a simple song. Lauda, laude. Make it up as you go along. Lauda, laude. God loves all simple things.” (Lenard Bernstein’s “Mass”) Sometimes our minds are filled with clutter. It could revolve around things we want, useless knowledge we receive from the...