There are moments of intuition. Occasionally in an instant, things become clear. Sometimes we see profound, complex things that have perplexed us, and suddenly it all seems so simple. Insight happens.
For Donne, true prayer is always answered because the Asker and the Giver are one and the same. In other words, God always answers prayer, because true prayer is the work of the Holy Spirit within us, having become our very own prayer, uttered in our own true voice.
It can be a wonderful moment when we reclaim something from our ancient identity, like finding a valuable treasure that we didn’t know we already owned.
I am a person of Babylon. I live in luxury and great comfort. I am drawn to the “dainties” that John so decries. I am wealthy and powerful, and I live in the wealthiest and most powerful nation in human history.
The Book of Revelation as a treatise against greed and abuse of power reads like today’s headlines.
Perhaps the answer is in one of Temple’s more famous quotes: “It is a great mistake to suppose that God is only, or even chiefly, concerned with religion.”
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he
As Jesus comes ashore, he sees the crowd and knows that they block his access to a quiet place for his grief. The scripture records his reaction: “and he had compassion for them.” Amazing.
“I have found and have known, by Your great mercy, that the love of a man’s heart that is abandoned and broken and poor is
It seems to me that what people believe about life after death says more about them than it does about God.