What Do You Do When The Perceived Presence Of God Is Gone But Not Forgotten?

   Good Morning Friends,     The Gospel reading today is about the witness of the love of God being in Jesus and his disciples and the sad reality that the religious elite would reject that love. Jesus makes the case for the work of the Holy Spirit in him and many people were surprised for … Continue reading What Do You Do When The Perceived Presence Of God Is Gone But Not Forgotten?

What Would Happen If We Stopped Being Afraid Of Getting Closer To Jesus’ Love In The Holy Spirit?

   Good Morning Friends,      Today we look at Ezekiel's vision of a time of abundance in the days of conflict that preceded the first destruction of Jerusalem and from the Gospel of John, the healing of a person with paralyzes at the Sheep Gate pool. They combine with today's psalm in a way that … Continue reading What Would Happen If We Stopped Being Afraid Of Getting Closer To Jesus’ Love In The Holy Spirit?

Can You Imagine Being Healed By The Mind and the Heart of the Lord?

 Good Morning Friends,     Sometimes in our lives we face events that change everything. With this reality staring us in the face today we try to get our head around this idea of a new heaven and a new earth, and I figure it is something like a dream of God contemplating and anticipating and … Continue reading Can You Imagine Being Healed By The Mind and the Heart of the Lord?

Will We Grasp The Role Of The Holy Spirit In Helping Us To See The Spiritual Blindness In Our Midst?

 Good Morning Friends,    William Molyneux, an Irish philosopher, whose wife was blind wrote to the philosopher John Locke in July 1688 and asked whether a person born blind and taught to distinguish things by touch could attain the same knowledge by sight if they were suddenly able to see. The answer came back, "No." … Continue reading Will We Grasp The Role Of The Holy Spirit In Helping Us To See The Spiritual Blindness In Our Midst?

If We Really Believe All This About God, Then What Are We To Do?

 Good Morning Friends,      Today we look at beginnings and endings that are key to understanding Holy History through the eyes of Mary, for on this day Catholics around the world are celebrating the annunciation and there is something here for us to learn even if we are not Catholic in practice. The focus is … Continue reading If We Really Believe All This About God, Then What Are We To Do?

Are We Really Seeking The Kingdom Of God To Reform Us And Transform Us Though Worship?

   Good Morning Friends,     There is a danger in misreading scripture out of context and a danger in thinking the inspired words do not have a message for us today. There are many ways to read scripture and if one is not working with God in the understanding of the message, the Devil is … Continue reading Are We Really Seeking The Kingdom Of God To Reform Us And Transform Us Though Worship?

How Relevant Is The Old Testament Law In Our Age Of Grace?

   Good Morning Friends,     Today we take on a very challenging issue of interpretation of scripture. And it involves us to think through our attitudes about laws we have in our own society too, knowing the politicians do not always agree. And the thing is that scholars do not agree either on Jesus' attitude … Continue reading How Relevant Is The Old Testament Law In Our Age Of Grace?