Now

It has been said many times that the only time we have any real say in what weexperience, is what is happening now. The past is over, and the future contains manyunpredictable circumstances. How do we perceive the most of what we are experiencingnow? If we have the...

Powerlessness

Our earth is ancient. Civilization is old too. To study history is to be in touch withthe struggle to become what Jesus called God’s kingdom. “Thy kingdom come onearth as it is in heaven.” But we also are aware of the many setbacks in achievingthis end in history and...

One Breath at a Time

Most of the time our mind wonders over things that have happened in the past orchallenges that are coming up in our future. When we get the news each day, we areoften burdened by the violence that has occurred yesterday as we become aware ofhumanities’ inhumanity to...

Seasons of Love

We live busy lives. We have many obligations. We have people in our lives that we areconcerned about. We have concerns about ourselves – our health, about our ability offulfilling all of our obligations in our families, in our work, in the communities in which...

Hearing God’s Voice

We live busy lives. We have many obligations. We have people in our lives that we areconcerned about. We have concerns about ourselves – our health, about our ability offulfilling all of our obligations in our families, in our work, in the communities in which...

Living “In Christ”

What happens when we experience the unconditional love that God has uniquely forus? First of all, God calls each of us by our name. God recognizes that particular partof us that reflects who God is. It is the way a mother or father sees in their daughterand son some...