MARCH 14, 2022
#134 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Monday, February 7, 2022 This from my quiet time: “The supreme Christian insight is that God is love. The supreme Christian experience, which cannot be separated from authentic insight, is to know this love in your own heart. All this is mere words–sounding brass and tinkling cymbals–unless we take practical steps to be open to the reality to which the words point.” –from Word Made Flesh by John Main
March 15, 2022
This one is retroactive to yesterday. I was out of town and missed a post, but I sure had fun…
#135 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 God keeps impressing upon me the fact that He is all that really matters in my life. Every golf swing, every conversation, every task–all of that will pass away in the light of my journey toward Him. And what a pleasant journey it has been! I realize again man’s true purpose: to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.
March 16, 2022
And now I am all caught up…
#136 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 My spiritual director and I were discussing stillness. Like the verse says (“Be still and know that I am God”), stillness is intended to be a contact point. Meditation seems to be a pathway for achieving stillness.
March 17, 2022
A continuation from yesterday…
#137 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Thursday, February 17, 2022 So how do I meditate? My spiritual director and I discussed four different methods, kind of like doorways you can choose at the end of that quiz show. There is memorization (verses from the Bible, or what hits you), contemplation (directing my thoughts to the character of God), mantra (repetition of one phrase or even one word to quiet the mind), and breathing (just in and out, allowing any intrusive thought to float away). Lately I have been focusing on the last two methods, especially when I am in bed.
Postscript: Karen also suggested singing.🙂
March 18, 2022
#138 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Friday, February 4, 2022 Love and stillness. These are the two messages God seems to be sending my way lately. The stillness is readily available–we are in a patch of bad weather (ice and snow), so I haven’t left the house in three days. Stillness enables me to receive His love, which (ideally) passes through me to my wife, my dog, and the people I talk with on the phone (family and friends). I know that God wants to expand my parameters, internally and externally.
March 19, 2022
He got here yesterday…
#139 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 My oldest friend (from Upper Darby High School in Philadelphia) is coming to visit me! I think it has been about 50 years since I last saw him. I love how God keeps bubbling up people from my past and putting them in front of me. I used to think it was my duty to evangelize them. Now I realize it is my privilege to love them and let God take care of the evangelization. “But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But do this with gentleness and respect…” (I Peter 3:15)
March 20, 2022
#140 HOW GOD SPOKE TO ME TODAY
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 God never hurries. (I saw that on a bumper sticker once–so true!) When I look back on the entirety of my life, it is easy to perceive His activity–in doorways opened, opportunities presented, disasters averted, and yes, prayers answered. Recognizing His handiwork on a daily basis is far more difficult. If an artist added one stroke to a painting per day, would you be able to tell the difference? That is the beauty of my writing project: I am paying closer attention. I would recommend it to anyone.
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