Joy comes from security. Joy is built for tranquility. “What must I do to have eternal life?” “You know the commandments” “I have kept them since I was a child” “Sell everything you have then… come, follow me.”[1] When I answer the Call, rapt with a fearful Faith. When I am well with God andContinue reading “Faith’s Fruit”
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Happiness (Psalm 5)
Listen to me, my Lady, be with me and my heartache. Hear my cry for help, my Queen and my Mother, answer my prayer. I turn to you when I awake; in the morning I ask you in joyous expectation not a demanding one. You are present always in allContinue reading “Happiness (Psalm 5)”
Liberty
Detached, we have liberty… unfettered of worldly accouterments, and empowered by heavenly Will – this is real life, freedom, and happiness. “the virtue of evangelical poverty. does not make us parsimonious, stoical, or cynical, we do not despise those who have means. It does not make us communists.”[1] Possession puts us out of touch, propertyContinue reading “Liberty”
Hesitancy
It is brainy to be a skeptic. The mind sometimes needs to sort things out, the variables are too confusing. Better to wait than to take a chance. And, it is hearty to be doubtful. Something is off and shakes to the core, commitment is just impossible. Better to have heartfelt clarity. It’s soulful toContinue reading “Hesitancy”
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