Tag Archives: Grace
Love Incarnations
Love in today’s popular culture is often portrayed as the romance between two persons, with a strong focus on its physical and sexual manifestations. Love is richer and deeper than just the romance or the physical or the sexual. I … Continue reading
Counting My Blessings
Flesh to eat? Blood to drink? So that I can have eternal life? To even believe that there is life after this one? then to love and serve others before myself? To be the last? To be humble? Indeed, these … Continue reading
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Spirit Synergy
Synergy is an astonishing concept: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It has its applications in many aspects of life. There is drug synergy where two drugs combined are able to combat more pathogens than just … Continue reading
Warning: Not To Create God In My own Likeness
Sometimes, nay often, I find myself creating God in my own image and likeness. Like, I pray that God would make my life in this fashion or in that manner. There is no gainsaying or second guessing God; so, instead … Continue reading
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Walking the Road to Emmaus
The Emmaus story has always been a source of endless inspiration for me. Three figures walking on a long and dusty road, talking about recent events in their lives, two burdened with sorrow, the other listening with a caring heart … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Easter, Grace, Miracles
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The One Thing I Seek
In this day and age, I notice many people living their lives out of checklists: Top 25 Places to Visit before You Die; the 100 Books You Need to Read; 10 Habits of Happy People; 12 Things You Must Have … Continue reading
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My God Is a God of Paradoxes
“Use it or lose it.” is a Law of Nature. “Whatever is nurtured, grows.” is a corollary to that law. Nurture a seed and it grows into a tree and bears fruits. Nurture plants and they grow flowers. Nurture animals … Continue reading
Yet Again, It Is The Lord
I grew up in a small town beside the biggest American military base outside of the US, living in the shadows of jet planes, enjoying applesand imported fruits, chocolate bars and comic books from Clark Air Base. I sometimes fancied … Continue reading
Real or Imagined Conversation?
As I was praying this morning and reflecting on today’s gospel reading, I found myself having this conversation with God: I said: “Lord, it is wonderful to be here, to be alive. I am grateful you give me one day … Continue reading
Easter Hope
Anabelle has a regular practice of going through her things and stuff and throwing away the old, the worn-out and the unnecessary. On the spiritual side, this activity of hers is a good practice in learning detachment and living a … Continue reading