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Tag: poverty of spirit (3 entries)

All is Gift

· 27 March 2008 | 421 words

From Br. Joseph -- This is the last reflection of a series on seven signposts. The first reflection began Lent, and now this one bridges us into the Easter season and beyond. Signposts give us direction. They point to some...

Worthiness is Not the Issue

· 7 January 2008 | 85 words

Thomas Keating, in Manifesting God, says: "Worthiness is not the issue." Get over it. Stop projecting your own self-esteem issues onto God. God is God, not the god you make Him out to be. The Gospel is not about earning...

The Six O’Clock News

· 9 May 2007 | 175 words

Inspired to react to a Frederick Franck quote, I wrote this. While watching the six o'clock news, I am forced to face the poverty of my spirit. I am powerless. I am impotent. I am not in control. There is...