The opposite of faith is reason. The opposite of belief is pride. Faith is not proof or fact. Belief is not rule or law, reason expands our understanding, for the social organization, providing story for history, and context for the common good. We believe in the “unseen”, sincere prayer and seeking, confides the Truth withContinue reading “Unreasonable”
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A Mother’s Love (Psalm 61)
Dear Mother, hear my cry; listen to my prayer. I call to you, my heart aches; give me peace and equanimity. You are my safe harbor, protect me and shield me. I long to rest assured in your presence and relax in the harmony of creation. I will keep myContinue reading “A Mother’s Love (Psalm 61)”
xx Judgement
based on “Meditations on the Tarot” by Anonymous God’s will is our peace, not in passing away, rather, in the greater good of restoration “… your dead will live, their bodies will rise let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy…”[1] Made possible with reparation, life after death is notContinue reading “xx Judgement”
Care?
It doesn’t matter… give up! Why? Sharing gifts is responsible. What? Mercy renders peace plausible. Where? Bridges yield open accessible When? Harmony is always possible Who? Pleasant makes oneness probable. It does matter… give in!
Resolve to Amend
I tend to want to fix what’s wrong, of course, the problem is what I see amiss. While dysfunction suits me well, disordered affections must be resolved. Grateful consolation changes me, makes me different, and I’ll never be the same. Accepting desolation alters the prescripted fit with a measured response. Indifference to outcomes adjusts theContinue reading “Resolve to Amend”
Eagerness
Help me to serve well, to respond to your loving-kindness, with loving-kindness to all, knowing that you are present in all I meet. May I walk in confidence, knowing that the Spirit inspires me and wants me to share the truth with all who cross my path. Help me respect each person, and share theContinue reading “Eagerness”
No Hate
erase hate – Embrace Peace. For hate is selfish animosity, Peace is selfless Charity. animosity infects and perverts with bitterness. Charity cleanses and restores with pleasantness. hate fills with fear and dread, Peace holds with faith and trust animosity rules with quid pro quo in the name of Justice. Charity stands for acceptance on behalfContinue reading “No Hate”
What I Want
God, have pity on me for I am a sinner. Help me, to love always in all ways. Help me, to be aware of Your call and attentive with my answer. Let me see what You see Let me hear what You hear Give me, the courage to praise, reverence, and serve You Give meContinue reading “What I Want”
Evolution
us loving God does not make us good. God loving us makes us good. Love changes – blessings count and graces exceed, we rise and we fall. For the common good, imprints and imposes a quid pro quo justice… and retribution rules. Love changes – mutations are random expressions of relationship. For the greater good,Continue reading “Evolution”
Hesitation
Those, who hesitate, lose. Those, who cultivate, find. As a steward, I must be careful, Harvests just return ill-gotten fruits, the real yield is a revelation. The genuine find is not measured in accounting profits and losses, rather, realized in possibility. Hesitation demands a delay, it fails to share and defers action indulging in selfishContinue reading “Hesitation”
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