There are always possibilities on my life’s way Never arrived belittles the endless journey. The end, indeed, is not in sight, we are here and thus… not all there. A prolonged path is not a lack of advancement; rather, it’s a lovely outcome to following a divine call. Advancing truth is always an unfinished task,Continue reading “Paradox – Halfway”
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Hear Me! (Psalm 120)
I call on you, my God, in my distress, please answer me. save me, my God from the lying lips and deceitful tongues of the willful, who surround me. Their lying is not helpful, their deception is unkind, Make them listen, their unfaithfulness is hurtful. pierce their hearts withContinue reading “Hear Me! (Psalm 120)”
You Don’t Know, What You Don’t Know
There are always possibilities on my life’s way. What you don’t know suggests honesty is needed and humility is wanted, in order to enjoy here-now. The future waits – how it turns out is up to you… thanks to knowing there is unknown it waits for you to create it. No one knows all itContinue reading “You Don’t Know, What You Don’t Know”
Humility
“It takes courage to be humble. It is a virtue of truth and justice.”[1] Humility is the simple truth… Talk the talk, walk the walk, Truth abides with justice. Humility never denies the truth… we are what we are, we must do what we must do. “What we have, we have from God, beauty, usefulness,Continue reading “Humility”
Escape Entanglement
What am I to do? Despite the Truth, I seem ill-equipped to endure temptation and avoid muddle. What is the Way? The allurement of “love” and enticement of “success” are rife with superficial deals Why do I have-to change? Life is the same old same old challenge and we are all saved that is theContinue reading “Escape Entanglement”
Eye of the Heart
Truth is in the dialogue with my imagination, which offers me the possibility of irrational objectivity. Just as my insight changes, so, too, my consciousness reflects the nested reality of whar makes me up – and what I’m making up. It helps me to see. If I walk barefoot, and absorb the power of theContinue reading “Eye of the Heart”
Freedom
I have truth on good authority; but, it’s relative and incomplete and it cannot be tethered or bought. Truth’s way is lit by obedience. To obey creates peace and accord and basks me in gentle Love’s soft Light. I’m careful to nurture this virtue. Obedience begets harmony; disobedience ends in discord. Obedience is freedom’s fulcrum,Continue reading “Freedom”
Creed
“I believe…” is faith without doubt. “I believe…” is not a statement of fact. The truth must be shared. It is the idea I live and die for. It is in dialogue. Faith is not enough, belief fulfills us – beyond space and time, right here and right now. Our creed’s avowal fostersContinue reading “Creed”
Good News
Paul says, “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child…” The truth was incomplete – the covenant was a contract. God’s intervention was a quid pro quo and my understanding was delusional. “When I grew up…” I talk like a grown-up,Continue reading “Good News”
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