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I am in Cambodia at the Ray of Hope ministry for street children. The blog posts will resume on December 18th.

I am in Cambodia at the Ray of Hope mission for street kids this week. The blogs will continue on December 18th.

“You may be admired for vigor, but gray hair gives prestige to old age.” Proverbs Thanksgiving is a holiday peculiar to the United States.   It’s not a Christian holiday, as many Christians believe.  Nor is it really based on Pilgrims and Native Americans.  It was dedicated as a day of national Thanksgiving by President Abraham…

“I believe in the Holy Catholic Church . . .” The Nicene Creed “It is only slightly less sad to see someone reduce their self to their beliefs than it is to see them reduce their self to their body.”[1] I believe in . . .  How would you fill in that blank?  Specifically, in…

“The human self is a vaporous and insubstantial thing”[1] “God created mankind in His image, in the image of God man and woman were created.” Genesis 1 Last week I wrote about being awake, and longing for the Divine.  In seeking God we are looking for the center of our Self.  That which defines us,…

“With exquisite kindness, God awakened desire within you, and binding it fast with the leash of love’s longing, drew you closer to Himself.” The Cloud of Unknowing “The awakening call to contemplative intimacy with God is then the awakening of a graced awareness of a secret communion with God which secretly and gratuitously begins to…

“ . . . To open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison, and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.” Isaiah 42:7 “God comes to us disguised as our life, and if we fail to be open to the flow of our life and the gifts it brings us,…

“The human journey is one of becoming.”[1] “Awake, sleeper, rise from the dead.  And Christ will shine on you.” Ephesians 5:14 “In God we live, and move, and have our being.” Acts 17:28 “The Great Awakening.”  It may sound familiar.  It is the term given to numerous religious movements that swept through the United States…

“Who do you say that I AM?” Jesus of Nazareth “I know there’s a place where you walked where love falls from the trees, my heart is like a broken cup, I only feel right on my knees.”[1]   “There is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace, and my happiness depend:…

“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, His mercies never fail, they are new every morning.” Lamentations 3 “As soon as you wake up, before you get out of bed, let your first thought be one of gratitude.” Amit Sood I’m writing this from a cabin outside of Howard, Colorado.  It’s located…