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Tag Archives: Serendipity
I Will Stay To See the End of This Story
So when he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Discipleship, Evil, Life, Stewardship, The Good News
Tagged Blessings, Change, Eternity, joy, Serendipity, Suffering
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What We Seek To Possess Already Possesses Us
“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” ~ Matthew 5:48 Everything alive seeks an energy source. Microorganisms will strain and stretch to get to the light and the warmth. Plants and flowers twist and turn in whatever direction to soak … Continue reading
The Rainbow of Faith
Simple rays of light Going through tiny water droplets A lovely rainbow. The believer, through Faith, is able to transform the ordinary into something extraordinary, the mundane into something magical and the petty into something pretty. With Faith, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Faith, Life
Tagged joy, Poetry, Serendipity
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Traveling Through Life
Roads are marked and planned. Life is like the ocean, unlined. Serendipity. The road to hell is paved with good intentions while the path to heaven is hewed with great sufferings. Life’s fabric is woven … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Photography
Tagged Choice, Poetry, Serendipity
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A Place We Call Home
Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Home, The Good News
Tagged Blessings, Serendipity
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Living With Spirits And the Unseen Presence
Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter, Nature, Science, Spirituality
Tagged Grace, Serendipity
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Channeling Jonathan Livingston Seagull
“After saying farewell to them, he went up on the mountain to pray.” In my younger days, I would often imagine myself being like Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Seagulls spend their days scavenging for food while riding the wind thermals along … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Photography, Relationships, Spirituality
Tagged Beauty, Prayer, Serendipity
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The Improbability of Christmas
Improbable. Certain disaster. Reversal of expectations.These words keep running in my mind as I think about Christmas. A virgin, already betrothed but not yet wed, becomes pregnant. A righteous man, betrothed to a young maiden, finds out she is pregnant … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Mystery, Photography, The Good News
Tagged Beginnings, Blessings, joy, Serendipity
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Sahasrara
Yesterday, I bumped the crown of my head real hard as I tried getting into a van. I am grateful I have always been hardheaded, otherwise I could have cracked my skull or even passed out. I ended up with … 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