April 21, 2025
#1406 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March 1, 2025 erimition — (n.) — the act of gradually withdrawing from the lives of others to seek solitude and renewal. As I age it gains its appeal to me. But that is not where God is leading me. As in most things, He wants a balance. I am grateful that meditation and prayer, one-on-One time with God, are becoming more meaningful and fulfilling. Yet even as I seek Him within, He is directing me outwardly. Faith without works is dead.
April 22, 2025
Golf Tuesday, a healthy exercise…
#1407 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
April 22, 2025 Watching the golfers in the evening is one of my favorite pastimes. There is the appreciation of a good shot, an occasional level of drama, a diverse clientele, instances of love and goodwill, and the fascinating quirks and habits that come with playing the game. It helps me keep my own efforts in perspective. I used to have a sign posted by my house that was meant to be an encouragement, but someone stole it.
April 23, 2025
Seeking wisdom from my Russian heritage…
#1408 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March 26, 2025 “Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing himself.” –Leo Tolstoy
There are two ironies here. The first is the only person I have any real power to change is myself. The second is that my ability to change the world has to begin with changing myself. Changing myself depends on allowing Christ to change me.
April 24, 2025
A statement of purpose…
#1409 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
April 19, 2025 This is the reason for my writing project. This is my hope for everyone who reads it: “There is never a day when Jesus doesn’t in some way manifest Himself to us–whether we are ready or not, seeking or not, hoping or not. This very day, in some way, He will manifest Himself to me. Will I be open? Will I really see? Will I finally recognize that I am surrounded by God?”
—Fr. Edward J. Farrell
April 25, 2025
Didn’t learn this at the gym…
#1410 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March 25, 2025 “When I am weak, then I am strong.” (II Corinthians 12:10). Does that make any sense at all? It does when coupled with another verse: “God is opposed to the proud but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6). Just like He is the source of my faith, of my hope, of my love; He is also the source of my strength. The more I realize that, the stronger I become.
April 26, 2025
To be or not to be…
#1411 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
March 30, 2025 Our pastor’s homily today was: Obstacles to Grace: What about Other Religions? He had a number of sound reasons why Christianity was the best choice. I am a respecter of any person of any faith who has a sincere desire to know God, simply because so many of us don’t seem to. My defense (and proclamation) of our faith is more visceral than empirical: O, if you would only come to know Jesus, you would understand.
April 27, 2025
A perfect definition of a good marriage on Family Sunday…
#1412 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
April 3, 2025 “It takes a martyr to live with a saint–and you never know which is which!” –Fr. Edward Farrell
Give and take–ebb and flow–the proverbial seesaw with God as the fulcrum. Or, to put it more practically:
“To keep your marriage brimming
With love in the loving cup
Whenever you’re wrong, admit it
Whenever you’re right, shut up.”
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