“There is only one reason for the monk’s existence: not farming, not chanting the psalms … not fasting, not manual labor, not reading, not meditation, not vigils in the night, but only God.” (Thomas Merton)
“You are here
with an overflowing love that knows no bounds
and welcomes all to a place at the table.”
“It is the end of the movie (AND the beginning by the way). Lover gets lover, the child gets born; people come together and LOVE wins the day!”
“Sometimes we exaggerate just a little or leave out bits that don’t make us feel good about our selves. Our stories began when we were born, with the tales our parents and grandparents told us about what we did and were like before we had any conscious memories of them.”
“He’s not even expecting us to know for certain what all the injustices are. He only asks us to live in hope and faith that there will come a day when all has been rectified, and work like we believe that day will come.”
“But Christ’s reign in our hearts is founded upon entreaty rather than command. Proclaiming Christ as our King is a jubilant, grateful response to God’s plea to allow see ourselves as God’s own beloveds …”
Let this, then, be my prayer: not for an unblemished sacrifice, but for an unblocked heart; not for a unwearied spirit, but for pasture to rest in; not for the perfection of love, but for love enough to continue to pray imperfectly and fervently.
“Whether it’s with words, tears, cries, or shouts give your prayers to God. God longs to carry you and give your comfort.”
“If we believe that love of neighbor is a reflection of the light of our love of God, how can we not help a neighbor who is hungry, who is lonely and longs for a visitor, how can we not be concerned for the sick, the poor, the destitute and desolate?”
“Try as we will, even what we think is a small talent is committed to prospering and growing in the gardens of our lives.”