JUST WAITING ON THE LORD
Waiting can appear to be a spiritual attribute. And I believe sometimes it is. But It is also common to hear the remark, “we’re just […]
November 2021
OUR PART OR OUR BEST
In the night I heard this phrase: “Do we do our part or do we do our best?” Do we do our part or do […]
OTHER VOICES
We enter prayer with primarily our own voice and our own needs and in the silent search we hear the voices of mankind crying out. […]
INVITATION IS A CHOICE
Obedience is successful and fruitful when obeyed by invitation and not by force. If we comply because there is no other choice, we have really […]
DON’T TURN YELLOW
Not long ago I wrote about Roz and her flowers (RMJ 2 October 2021 archives) and how she speaks to them and expects them to […]
JOY AND GRATEFULNESS
“The root of joy is gratefulness . . .It is not joy that makes us grateful;it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” Written by Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk, […]
THINKING IT OVER
We aren’t married because we have a marriage license. We aren’t divorced because we don’t yet have divorce papers.We aren’t ‘saved’ because we a have […]
IMPERFECTION
Author Anne Lamott wrote, “Almost everyone is screwed up, broken, clingy, scared, and yet designed for joy. Even (or especially) people who seem to have it more […]
TRUTH AND COVENANT
What is more important the truth or the covenant? This was a question recently put to me. I answered, “That is a difficult question. First, […]
HE WAS THE WORD OF GOD
Frederick Buechner, pastor and author wrote, “When God speaks, things happen because the words of God aren’t just as good as his deeds, they are his […]