Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you. Matthew 5:44 For some reason recently people have written in to ask that I talk about this directive from Jesus. I said yesterday that Christ liked to upset the applecart,…
Month: November 2016
Dinner Invite
He said also to the one who had invited him, When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they invite you in return, and you would be repaid. — Luke 14:12. I wouldn’t expect Dear Abby or Miss Manners to give…
Meditation Throughout The Day
Many of us meditate or pray early in the morning and that’s it. This week try an experiment. Take your meditation or centering prayer skills with you during the day. Instead of acting and reacting on impulse, watch your mind — continuing to bring your thoughts back to center. Events and problems tend to dominate…
Refections On The Election
Every now and then a blind hog finds an acorn. My friend Rob sent me this, and I think it’s worth reading regardless of your political persuasion. The words are those of Father Richard Rohr. My purpose is not to infuse politics in the Pew, but to remind us all, as does Father Rohr that we should…
Wash Away The Taint
Splash mud on a beautiful flower and a gentle rain washes it away. “What’s your point Hubbell?” you might rightfully say. If we let the mud, the insults, other people’s opinions, and other’s anger inside, it will taint us and imprint on our mind and on our heart an image of ourselves that’s almost impossible…