Seeing Christ
· 2 June 2007 | 202 words
My deepest desire and most longing want is to see the face of Jesus Christ. Based on one of the Beatitudes, my daily prayer is for God to purify my heart so that I may see Him, see Him in...
Tag: consolation (6 entries)
Learning to Read
· 24 May 2007 | 245 words
As one has to learn to read or to practice a trade, so one must learn to feel in all things, first and almost solely, the obedience of the universe to God. It is really an apprenticeship. Like every...
The Tail of the Snake
· 2 May 2007 | 370 words
I was in the middle of the first part of a three-step prayer yesterday evening when my whinny little four-year suddenly bursted into my room and demanded he needed a fresh pair socks at that very moment so he could...
Gratitude and Joy
· 7 March 2007 | 328 words
At the end of the movie, American Beauty, the main character Lester Burnham reflects on his life: ...there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much. My heart...
Words of Love
· 19 February 2007 | 112 words
It is easy to write words about the consolations of love. Just look at all the love songs and poems. But how does one describe the love for another for love's sake, for who they are, what they are, for...
Two Colors
· 12 February 2007 | 63 words
Something today reminded me of an analogy I had once read by Simone Weil. Joy and sorrow are like two sentences painted on a wall in different colors. Most people do not know how to read the language it is...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us