A good while back, I took several classes on meditation including a class on Centering Prayer. A friend sent me a video of an interview of the Dalai Lama who talked about meditating over four hours per day. Several of my readers are probably thinking, “I wish I had four hours every day to meditate.”…
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Let Them Deny Themselves
If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up the cross and follow me. — Matthew 16:24. I’ve read this passage many times and hadn’t focused on a couple of things. The first is what we call a blooper in movies, We have Christ talking about carrying crosses before anyone ever…
Risky Mercy
Pilate was merciful till it became risky. — CS Lewis. It is hard to believe that an act of kindness would be risky, but I bet each and every one of you came name an occasion where mercy, compassion, kindness came with a risk. Right now with the virus, the social upheaval, with the economic…
Wake My Spirit
Wake up my spirit, awake. — Psalm57:8. What a perfect psalm for a Monday morning. Monday is my day for beginning a new diet, new resolutions, plans to change my life, get some exercise, etc. So this Monday I repeat David’s words, “Wake my spirit,” and add a few of my own — “Give me the…
He Was There Alone
After he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. — Matthew 14:23. One of the most heartbreaking aspects of the virus is how many people who are alone. Visitors can’t come to nursing homes or assisted living facilities, widowers must grieve by themselves, young…