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(Part 2 of Galatians 5:22) “. . . And the greatest of these is love.” 1 Cor. 13 “Love gives not but itself and takes naught from itself.  Love possesses not, nor would it be possessed.  For love is sufficient unto love.  And think not that you can direct the course of love, for love,…

“The wind blows as it wishes . . . so is everyone born of the Spirit.”  Jesus in John 3 “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.” What do you believe about the Holy Spirit?  I don’t mean what do you believe about what you’ve…

“Fear Not, for behold I bring you Good News of Great Joy.”  “I didn’t wander in the woods, Used to fear the darkness.  I didn’t like getting deep, I was scared of what I couldn’t keep.  But when You give me love, I have no fear of heights.”  Katie Melua What do you fear?  Our…

“No one is good but God alone.”  Jesus of Nazareth “The highest virtue is to act without a sense of self.” Lao-Tzu “The best good work is the one you’re not aware of.” Martin Luther “Be good.”  How many times did you hear that from your parents?  How many times have you spoken it to…

“Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus” John 11:5 “Looking at him, Jesus loved him.” Mark 10:21 Today I’m writing this from Las Cruces, New Mexico.  As I do so the sun is rising brilliantly over the Organ Mountains, casting it’s golden rays over the expansive desert valley.  It’s the fourth of July.  Sleeping…

“Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” “When you forgive some deeper, divine generosity takes you over.” John O’Donahue The word “love” does not appear in the Lord’s Prayer.  Have you ever noticed that?  Nowhere does Jesus, as He is teaching the model prayer, mention love.  That seemed highly unusual…

“I Am . . .The Potter.  You are the clay.”  Jeremiah 18:1-6 “In prayer we journey forward to our origin.  We close our eyes in prayer and open them to the pristine moment of creation.  We open our eyes to find God, His hands still smeared with clay, hovering over us, breathing into us His…

“Jesus, having loved His own, loved them to the end.”  John 13:1 “True prayer is nothing but love.”  St. Augustine “Prayer is the inner bath of love into which the soul plunges itself.”  St. John Vianney “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is…

“A day in Thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.  I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord than to dwell in the mansions of the wicked.” Psalm 84:10 What Saint’s Day is observed in Scotland, but in few other places in Christendom?  If you guessed “St. Columba”, you’re right! …

“There is something deeply sacred about every presence.”  John O’Donahue If you’ve been reading these blogs you know that John O’Donahue is one of my favorites.  I read something from him almost every morning.  This week I read something that was so moving that I felt the need to share it with you in its…