
Speaking to the Soul: Dust and Vanity
My vanity is, well, what is my vanity? What am I really vain about?
My vanity is, well, what is my vanity? What am I really vain about?
It has never really dawned on me before that, since I’m a habitual Christian, I’m like the people of Nazareth, overly familiar with Jesus. I am in danger of ignoring the call of the Christ to the yearning God-thing within me.
These stories together say to me that effective action comes from both laying the groundwork in advance and then taking the risk to act on the plan.
Will we heal the world by drinking wine together? No, but we might heal this community.
Is there a little Hildegard in any of us? Time to look inside and see if a tiny bit of her spirit and her dedication are present in me. I don’t want to be a saint, but I wouldn’t mind being strong, open, and wise.
Again and again as we grow spiritually we must live our way beyond everything imposed upon us by our own and others’ understanding. Giving up, letting go and taking on, we serve so that God’s name is glorified. In God’s love, we can do hard things.
by Maria Evans Job 40:1,41:1-11 In our reading from Job, God is explaining divine might (and pushing at Job’s ego in the
Whether it’s the wholeness of our communities or the wholeness of our lives, these stories are hopeful… if somewhat wild… reminders that the whole matters more than the parts.
I don’t know of Mother Teresa ever really planned on becoming a saint. I kind of doubt it. Does anybody really set out with the intention of becoming a recognized Saint throughout the church?
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