Sunday-Ps.50 is full of a righteous indignation. At the same time, it speaks against a disconnect between worship, religious speech, and actions incommensurate with that religious stance. How consistent are we in walking the talk?
Luke 11:1-13 The best definition of prayer I ever heard was that prayer is "turning ourselves God-ward." Prayer is not simply an essay or petition, but our whole being turning towards God. When we do that, we surrender our own authority. This also means we assume we find God in whatever answer to our prayer may come. We pray for health and long life, and we presume God is present in our sickness and dying. We pray for peace and believe God is present in conflict and discord. We pray for the needs of life and believe God is present among the poor. In fact, there are many hints in scripture that we can expect to find God closest to us when we immerse ourselves in the needs of the neighbor--Peter Rogness
Tuesday-"John O’Donahue writes in one of his poems about his desire to live like a river, 'carried by the surprise / of its own unfolding.'"
Wednesday-Faith is a good airline.”I nodded and smiled, but I’m pretty sure she could tell I had no idea what she was referring to.She outlined the many remarkable, transformative things that had happened to her on her overseas journey. And she reminded me that before she left, when she had told me she was “going on faith,” I had responded by saying that faith was a pretty good airline, one that had carried many people to interesting places."
Thursday-Yann Martel-"At moments of wonder, it is easy to avoid small thinking, to entertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture both thunder and tinkle, thick and thin, the near and the far."
Friday-All things come and go.Whether this be a formula for weary resignation or for tranquil acceptance of the inevitable, the most we can hope for us that all things come and all things go, over and over again.”– John Stevenson Mogabgab
Saturday We need the gift of imagination if we are to see and hear God in the world about us. Poetry, art, and music can take us to places that literal and scientific truth cannot. when I gaze reverently at the changes in the clouds moved by wind, I do lift my soul to the Creator. A sense of wonder is God's gift to us. Do we pause long enough to grasp the awesomeness of creation?
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