Share the Flame
· 1 January 2009
Ah! One more trip around the sun... We often pray from a sense of need. In the Gospels, Jesus always prayed from a sense of abundance. And so let us too pray in God's abundance. Father, please bless all of...
Tag: prayer (8 entries)
If You Knew the Gift of God
· 8 December 2008
Purple is the color of both Advent and Lent for a reason. They are seasons that point us to the beginning and end of Jesus' earthly life in a focused and deliberate manner. Jesus' birth points forward to His death,...
Why Pray?
· 13 October 2008
Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God. (Matthew 5:8) In the movie, The Passion of the Christ, there is a scene where Jesus remembers washing his hands before the Last Supper. The camera pulls in close...
Personhood
· 2 May 2008
What is a person? Classical Christian theology and philosophy defines a person as one who has the ability to know, to love, and to choose (to will). This is the image of God in which we are made. (The angels,...
A Prayer for Lent
· 6 February 2008
Here is a simple prayer to start each day during Lent. As with all prayer, liturgy, worship, and spiritual reading, it is to draw us deeper into relationship with God, our Father. Father, I call upon You to be with...
Time
· 29 January 2008
All is gift. Even your next breath is gift if you think about. Everything involves a choice, especially how we spend our time. Is it our time or God's time? Here is a reflection/prayer on time from Michael Quoist: I...
A Prayer for the New Year
· 1 January 2008
We so often pray from a sense of need. In Scripture, Your son Jesus always prayed from a sense of Your abundance. And so Father, we too pray in Your abundance. Father, please bless all of the children born this...
Psalm 139 (Slightly Reworded)
· 4 September 2007
A preeminent theologian of the 20th century was once asked near the end of a long and distinguished career what was the most significant discovery or idea that greatly impacted his life. The great theologian's response was simple and to...
