God is Not Asleep
Storms in our life present an opportunity to cry out to the Lord.
Storms in our life present an opportunity to cry out to the Lord.
True and meaningful reconciliation involves action.
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart is a time to remember that God loves us no matter what.
The crosses in our life are an opportunity to place our hope in Jesus.
God’s grace builds on our nature. If we uproot those weeds in our lives, or better yet allow God the true gardener to make our soul orderly and wonderful, our interior life will resemble a nicely kept lawn.
Springtime is growth time. Which area do we personally need to grow? If we take a look at the four cardinal virtues and three theological virtues, I am sure we can identify one or two that would be good for us to water and nurture.
The Resurrection had the final say.
Do we have control over our feelings, or do they have inordinate power over us? As Victor Frankl once wrote, in a paraphrase: “Between stimulus and response, we have the freedom to choose.”
Food gone bad, salt that loses its taste, how can it be recovered? But if it loses its taste, what is it good for? Yet Jesus reminds us not to lose hope. He brings a good out of anything.
I’d like to share what I learned from my 31st year.