This reflection came to me as I sat with the Christmas Day lesson from my online retreat with Abbey of the Arts
Worship is completed… mais 189 palavras
Etiquetas » Thomas Merton
mais 76 palavrasIf I do not hope in His love for me, I will never really know Christ. I hear of Him by faith. But I do not achieve the contact that knows Him, and thereby knows the Father in Him, until my faith in Him is completed by hope and charity: hope that grasps His love for me and charity that pays Him the return of love I owe.
26th December 2019
mais 16 palavrasInto this world, this demented inn, in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ has come uninvited. But because he cannot be at home in it, because he is out of place in it, and yet he must be in it, his place is with those others who do not belong, who are rejected by power, because they are regarded as weak, those who are discredited, who are denied the status of persons, tortured, exterminated.
Alone in reality
mais 53 palavrasThe man who fears to be alone will never be anything but lonely, no matter how much he may surround himself with people. But the man who learns, in solitude and recollection, to be at peace with his own loneliness, and to prefer its reality to the illusion of merely natural companionship, comes to know the invisible companionship of God.
Saints, Outlaws and Uncounted Stars
mais 35 palavrasEvery plant that stands in the light of the sun is a saint and an outlaw. Every tree that brings forth blossoms without the command of man is powerful in the sight of God.
Christmas Eve - A Reflection
It was a beautiful service tonight
The church was full and the Spirit was very present
As I sit on the deck contemplating this holy night… mais 159 palavras
Christmas Adam - A Reflection
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve
Today is Christmas Adam in Denise’s family tradition
I know, a corny joke… Adam came before Eve!
Traditionally it was a time to gather with family and friends… mais 123 palavras
