April 11, 2022
#162 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Friday, March 11, 2022 I’ve been thinking about abiding…“I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me, and I in him, will bear much fruit.” (John 5:15) When I retired, my number one goal/wish/prayer was that He would teach me to abide in Him. Here is what I’ve learned so far: Abiding means simply being aware of His presence. I have to invite Him in my life. How aware I am of His being here is entirely up to me, and I am a poor example. But I’ve also learned that awareness of His presence is the source of peace and joy and love. Lord, teach me to abide.
April 12, 2022
Remember, Tuesdays are golf days (unless I forget)…
#163 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 I feel in my bones that God appreciates old men getting together after golf, telling tales of their youth and enjoying one another’s company.
April 13, 2022
#164 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Thursday, January 27, 2022 This from my quiet time: “We know that there is a pilgrimage to make. It is the journey away from self and into the mystery of God. It is an amazing grace that each of us can and does know this, or at least suspects it. To know it is really to know everything because then we have only to begin and to continue. To be on the pilgrimage is everything.” –from Word Made Flesh by John Main
April 14, 2022
#165 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Tuesday, October 12, 2022 The voice of God came from my spiritual director today. I was lamenting how God has been addressing my dark side lately, vis a vis an argument with Karen, a crash and burn on the golf course, and my impatience with a lengthy Zoom meeting. He suggested that perhaps God wanted me to be more sensitive toward the people I am around. I hear You, God–give me the grace to be transformed.
April 15, 2022
#166 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Friday, March 18, 2022 My best friend from high school, whom I haven’t seen in 50 plus years, came for a visit today. We sat on my back porch and drank our old fashioneds and grilled a dinner. It is impossible to reminisce about old times, stir up memories that have settled for years, be reminded of stuff I had completely forgotten, without realizing the hand of God has been upon me my entire life.
April 16, 2022
I wrote this before I saw the comic, but it sure did fit…
#167 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Thursday, March 3, 2022 A stunning realization–I wouldn’t trade places with any other person on the planet. This is not a brag on how great my life is–I have a very ordinary life. The realization was: I think that I am in the place God wants me to be. There is a tremendous serenity…an overflowing gratefulness…that comes with that realization. A second realization: Most of the above is probably true for anyone who is reading this.
April 17, 2022
This one is appropriate for Easter, given what He did…
#168 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 This I believe: I cannot overestimate God–His power, His involvement, His ability and willingness to change my life; His compassion for my weakness, His artistry, the sureness of His promises, His awareness of every aspect of my life, and, of course, His love. I would not want to live without the knowledge of His presence. Increase my faith, Lord.
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