July 21, 2025
I have never done well with pain…
#1497 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
June 26, 2025 “If you do not transform your pain, you will only transmit it.” –Fr. Richard Rohr
I can’t help but feel that I’m not wise enough, or at least haven’t suffered enough, to truly understand this quote–like I’m standing outside the circle offering advice to people who are going through it. This I do believe: the greatest benefit we can derive from any kind of pain we experience comes in drawing nearer to God.
July 22, 2025
Golf Tuesday, look out!
#1498 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
June 14, 2025 Just set a new record for closest-to-being-hit-by-a-golf-ball-while-sitting-on-my-back-porch. This one passed right in front of me. So I wondered am I foolish to sit where I do, protected only by my two beloved live oak trees? To me it is a faith issue and I believe God will protect me. And if He doesn’t, He’s got something else He wants me to know.
July 23, 2025
Physician, heal thyself…
#1499 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
June 28, 2025. An anecdote from Anthony de Mello: “Darling,” said a woman to her husband at a party, “you better not have any more drinks. You’re beginning to look blurred already.”
A truism from God: When I observe something negative in someone else, the root cause for my dissatisfaction usually lies within myself.
July 24, 2025
Who’s in charge?
#1500! HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
June 12, 2025 It is very easy for self-interest to creep in, even in pursuit of the spiritual. Following Jesus is uncomplicated. I have the Bible, my conscience, my heart and the Holy Spirit to guide me in righteous behavior–why do I so often let my little old ego take over? That is why I must live in a state of forgiveness. I would be so busy looking backward that I would forget that the Holy Spirit is moving forward.
July 25, 2025
Loving God and neighbors…
#1501 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
June 10, 2025 Sometimes I actually imagine Jesus with me, like riding in the golf cart next to me (it helps if I’m a single that day) or sitting across from me as I drink coffee. That might seem silly or delusional except that He is there (and here). I am learning that He presents Himself to me in myriad and multitudinous and magical ways. My end of the deal is that I believe and pay attention. The number one way He shows Himself is through people–like this guy. (I know I would love this guy–the bandaid and the socks got me.)
July 26, 2025
God and mammon, revisited…
#1502 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
June 30, 2025 Living in the moment yet maintaining an awareness of the Big Picture can be quite challenging. Take money, for example; God has promised me that He will provide for all my needs, including my finances, and that I need not worry. He has also instructed me to be a good steward of all He gives me, and to be circumspect in how I use His resources. There’s a line in there somewhere–my responsibility is to learn how to walk it.
July 27, 2025
Family Sunday, living the dream…
#1503 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
July 26, 2025 The sun is setting on Lake Michigan and my granddaughters are testing the waters for the first time. Could it get more beautiful? Thanks, Lord
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