Mercy is the Meat
We can rise above the turmoil as we simply consider that the meat is mercy. Matt 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.”
Contemplative Prayer and the Counterfeits
And now we come to the difference between the contemplative work and its counterfeits such as daydreaming, fantasizing, or subtle reasoning. These originate in a conceited, curious, or romantic mind whereas the blind stirring of love springs from a sincere and humble heart. mythoughts, thoughts of God, thoughtsofgod, David Reese Cloud of Unknowing, Unknown Author
Desire Him for His Sake and Not Good Gifts
LIFT up your heart to God with a gentle stirring of love, desire Him for His sake and not for any good gifts He can supply. Avoid thinking on anything but God. Think not on any of His Creation or their functions but only on God Himself, so that you desire nothing but Him. Cloud […]
Prayer Does not Change God – It Changes the One Praying
The prayer does not change God, but it changes the one who offers it. It is the same with the substance of what is spoken. Not God, but you, the maker of the confession, get to know something by your act of confession. – Kierkegaard, Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing
Is Your Life a Run Away Train?
The other day I had the television on in the background while I listened to The History of Christian Theology. The movie on television was the The Lone Ranger with Johnny Deep and Armie Hammer. Not usually a movie that would interest me, but I left it on. Like many good westerns, the original Lone […]
To You We Ascribe All Credit and Glory
Give to your servants words to speak Your truth,
The message You have place in our hearts, the message clear as any crystal chime.
Lord we cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, You oh Lord are Holy.