God is present

by | Voices of Wisdom

God cannot be found by weighing the present against the future or the past but only by sinking into the heart of the present as it is. Thomas Merton, OCSO

Leaving the tomb…

by | journal

As we leave the tombs of quarantine, a return to normal would be a disaster unless we recognize that we are going back to a world desperately in need of healing. For me, the source of that healing is an empty tomb in Jerusalem. The work that Jesus left his followers...

Heartfulness

by | Voices of Wisdom

Nothing is more beautiful than the uniqueness that God has created … You don’t have to create the beauty — you’ve got the beauty. You don’t have to create the freedom — you’ve got it. You don’t have to create the image...
The Tomb is Empty

The Tomb is Empty

by | journal

There is no one there.  There is nothing there but a burial shroud rolled up in a corner.  It is the one thing most everyone agrees on – the body of Jesus was gone.  The tomb was empty.  Some see a conspiracy, that his corpse was taken and hid, for whatever...

The Lord’s descent into hell

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What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. God...