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“God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.”  John 3:16 “To love is to suffer, and there can be no love otherwise.” Fyodor Dostoevsky “The love of Christ compels us, for He who died (in love) for all invites us to live in love for Him and others.”  2 Corinthians 5:14 From.…

“And when he saw him, he had compassion.” Luke 10:33[1] “The meaning of life is to find your gift.  The purpose of life is to give it away.” Picasso “I have decided to will myself to love my mom.”  Teresa, a caregiver The word “charity” comes from the Latin word “caritas”, which means to give…

“As the deer panteth for the waters, so my soul longeth after Thee.” Psalm 42 (Stories are life. People tell stories, not only to children but to ourselves. We form narratives that interpret how we not only see life, but live it. It is stories that shape us, and help us to interpret the world…

“Jesus was led by The Spirit into the desert.”  Luke 4:1 “How can your patience be crowned in heaven if no adversity befalls you here on earth?”  Thomas a Kempis When have you experienced the desert?  Not the literal desert, but the figurative one; that dry and thirsty place where you are all alone, directionless,…

“Jesus went up to the mountain to pray . . . and as he was praying his appearance was transformed.” Luke 9:28 “In the blinding moment of salvific truth, it was real knowledge, calling for personal engagement of my mind and heart.  Christianity was no longer a moral code, but a love affair.”  Brennan Manning…

“Whoever desires to follow Me must deny themselves . . . “  Jesus of Nazareth “Come, follow me, and leave the world to it’s babblings.”  Dante What do Renaldo, Selena Gomez, and Mr. Beast have in common?  Evidently, they are the top three influencers on social media. (Surprisingly, Taylor Swift is #8, with Dwayne “The…

“Love One Another . . . As I have loved you.”   Jesus of Nazareth “Grandchildren fill a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.” What is love?  It’s an age-old question addressed in prose and poems, songs and scriptures.  How would you define love?  How would you describe love in human terms?…

“The one who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”  Psalm 91 “We each have a false self that we live in and out of most of our life.  It is only a shadow of the True Self whom God created us to be.” Punxsutawney…

“My heart says ‘seek your face’.  Your face, Lord, do I seek.” Psalm 27:8 “Jacob called the place Peniel, saying ‘Certainly I have seen God face-to-face and survived.’” Genesis 32:30 “He looks up and says, ‘I can see God’s face’.”  Carrie Underwood, “Temporary Home” Darkness.  In the literal sense we spend half our life there. …

“I have come that they might be fully alive.”  Jesus “The glory of God is mankind being fully alive.” Irenaeus “To be fully alive is to be fully in love.”  Harold Bockor It snowed again in Allenspark.  When not shoveling I like walking, or snowshoeing, in the wooded mountains.  It’s like stepping into winter in…