…soul is the delicate yet durable cloth woven …
“There is óne thing I ásk of the Lórd, *
“…my required cosmic contribution is exacted not at the hour of my death but in the ongoing alchemy of my life through the catalytic force of my conscious work.”[i]
On our fourth day in Glacier National Park in September 2020, we awoke gladly to clear skies on Lake McDonald.
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The truth of Life is in its breath, in its breathing…
On the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
On the eve of Pentecost, the Scriptures seem to rather abruptly end. The two main books of Christian Scripture that have comprised the Easter liturgies, the Gospel of John and the Acts of the Apostles, conclude in today’s passages. The Acts (ACTS 28: 16-20, 30-31), which described the early spread of the Way, those who followed the Christ, tells us of Paul’s internment in Rome:
When he entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself,
with the soldier who was guarding him…
He remained for two full years in his lodgings.…
What does it take for you to be led by someone or something? Does persuasive argumentation with evidential facts constitute the trust you would act upon? Or is there perhaps a sense of authenticity that you experience from a person that propels you into responsive action? …