February 9, 2026
“All through the day, I me mine, I me mine, I me mine…” –George Harrison#1696 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
December 12, 2026 Thinking about my heavenly rewards is like keeping my own stat line in my head while the basketball game is still being played.
February 10, 2026
True spirituality…
#1697 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
December 7, 2025 More wisdom from Sister Joan Chittister:
Spirituality is not a series of practices — of praying so many prayers, of spending so much time in church, of giving time or money to charity, as important as those things may be. Spirituality is the conscious turning of the mind and the spirit to God that softens the edges of the heart, that increases your understanding and enlightens your heart before you manage to make the small things in life bigger than they ought to be.
Make me truly spiritual, Lord Jesus
February 11, 2026
He leads me beside still waters…#1698 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
September 7, 2026 I believe God guides me not only in what I should do but also in what I should read. I am so grateful for the wisdom I have acquired from spiritual writers like Brian Doyle and Joan Chittister and Edward J. Farrell. He has also led me to wonderful novelists like Amor Towles (A Gentleman in Moscow) and Leif Enger (Peace Like a River) and Chris Whitaker (We Begin at the End). As in all else, my soul would be emptier without His guidance in what to read.
February 12, 2026
I wrote this two days after my rotator cuff surgery over 5 months ago…
#1698 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
September 5, 2025. I am sorry to report that pain does not draw me nearer to God. As I experience the heavy throb in my shoulder, the time check for my next Percoset, the lack of any comfortable position sitting or laying, I am not motivated to have a quiet time, meditate or even pray. I just want to wait for this to go away. However, I can also report that pain does draw God closer to me. Through all my discomfort I retain an abiding faith that He is with me, He is sympathetic, He will get me through this, and He will use this experience for my growth. Pressing on for the higher calling, Lord Jesus
February 13, 2026
Pretty harsh message, but yep, that’s fair (thanks Zach!)…#1699 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
February 10, 2026
February 14, 2026
Appropriately Valentiney…#1700 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
January 16, 2026 Singing the praises of the empty nest/retirement years–I have noticed: 1) Karen and I have learned to live together more harmoniously; 2) We take more pleasure in doing things for/with each other; 3) We have both experienced an uptake in our desire to get to know and spend more time with the Lord; 4) We have become more closely aligned in our tastes for food, entertainment and shared activities; 5) Absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder when it comes to children and grandchildren. Thank You for K, LJ
February 15, 2026
Family Sunday, the cloudy side…
#1701 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
July 16, 2025 I felt God’s presence as I listened to two people I love share stories and advice and heartbreak as they discussed their histories of loving children afflicted with mental illness. In my early twenties I worked in a mental health center for six years, so I knew the terminology — schizophrenia and schizo affective and bi-polar and ADHD — but I had observed it all clinically. Now I was hearing it from the heart. So much suffering is involved, for the child and the parents. Dear Lord Jesus, I pray for mercy and grace and peace for my loved ones, for their children, and for all those families who have been ripped asunder by the ravages of mental illness.
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