Author Archives: Spirit Moments
Questions And Answers
Man yearns and searches for certainty and answers. A lot of questions usually crop up in his searching. Easy answers answers are usually the wrong answers. And so are obvious answers often. Can a helpless baby born under simple, humble … Continue reading
The Magic Of Christmas
The magical season of Christmas is about to be over. Driving around the neighborhood today, I noticed that many homes have taken down their Christmas trees now laying by roadside waiting for pick-up by garbage collectors. The presents under the … Continue reading
The Lord Of The Gaps
“What are you looking for?” Jesus asked the two disciples of John. What I am looking has many and different names: happiness, success, eternal life, salvation, meaning, significance, contribution, fulfillment. I realize is there are a lot of gaps in … Continue reading
The Fourth Candle
In preparation for Christmas, we lighted four candles to get us ready for the coming of Jesus. Each candle represented four virtues that Jesus brought and taught to us. The first candle is the candle of Hope. Christ is the … Continue reading
Beginnings And Bridges
The New Year is a new beginning. Like every new day, it brings with it the promise and hope for better things. It is already a blessing to be celebrating the new year. In the beginning, there was nothing – … Continue reading
A New Year’s Eve Spirit Moment
Reposting my New Year’s reflection from five year ago. This blog is now into its sixth year. Another Kairos/Chronos realization for me. When we spend time, we are productive and make money. But it is sooner than later gone. This … Continue reading
Life And Spirit
I cannot see heat but I know it exists. I can feel the warmth even if sometimes I do not know the source. In winter, heat and warmth gives comfort against the cold. In summer, the hot weather may cause … Continue reading
To Be A Child, Yet Again
For most adults, to see is to believe. For children, to believe is to see. Spanning his arms as wings, a child will believe he can fly. To be a child is to live at the threshold of creation, … Continue reading
How God Is With Us
I look with joy at the Child in the manger and wonder, “What Child is this who, laid to rest on Mary’s lap, is sleeping?” And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. Emmanuel – God is with … Continue reading
The Day After Christmas
And just like that Christmas Day is over. Presents have been exchanged and opened. Christmas family meals have been shared. Things are all back to their normal routine. And people are back in their quest of wealth, power and fame. … Continue reading