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Author Archives: Spirit Moments
Musings About The End Of The Journey
I am aware I am nearing the end of my journey. I have lived more years now than I have years left to live. I am in the final quarter of my life. In a way, I feel a certain … Continue reading
Seeds That Have Grown Into Trees
A solitary tree stands strong and mighty on the top of a hill Struggling and prevailing against the severe drought in California Where brown is the new green. What an awesome thought that and how all this strength and might came … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Encounter, Friendship, Photography
Tagged Beauty, Blessings, Poetry
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Making My Words Matter
To swear is to give my solemn word that what I say is true or what I say I will do I will in fact do. It is a tacit affirmation that I am in control of my words and … Continue reading
I Am Mostly Heart
I was born on the Feast of the Sacred Heart and that is why Ima had me christened ‘Jesus’. This may also perhaps be the reason why I am a person of the heart. A hopeless romantic, like the poet … Continue reading
Life Is About Relationships
Life is all about relationships. Who a person is can only be defined by and understood through the relationships he has in his life. I cannot imagine anyone on his deathbed wishing to have spent one more day in the office, or … Continue reading
Either-Or. Both-And.
I am so used to thinking in dichotomies and polarities: body and soul, day and night, up and down, close and open, darkness and light, the law and the Spirit. It does not help any that this dualistic frame of … Continue reading
From Minutes To Moments
It is a sunny morning, promising to be even hotter today than yesterday. I have just been given another day and everything I need to last until I get yet another day tomorrow. In fact, I am given my life … Continue reading
Blessed!
Moses went up the mountain and came down with the Ten Commandments. Jesus went up the mountain and proclaimed the Beatitudes. The Mosaic Law was a series of prohibitions and interdictions. Jesus had but one command and it is not … Continue reading
We Are One Body
“We are one body, one body in Christ; and we do not stand alone. We are one body, one body in Christ; and he came that we might have life.” I think of and pray for those who are going … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Photography, Relationships
Tagged Blessings, Desolation, Poetry
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Faith and Doubts – Two Faces of One Coin
I talk in my sleep. On a recent trip, I had to share the room with a friend. One night, in the darkness of our shared room and as he was about to drift into sleep, my friend who like … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Spirituality
Tagged Patience, Prayer
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