In gaining salvation for most Christians, the primary emphasis is on the correct belief over living out the proper behavior in our lives. Whether you realize it or not, our character is usually secondary to what we believe is the basis of our relationship with God. What is important is what you think and not…
May you begin your day with a sense of wonder, awe, and hope grounded in the faith that I Am the Great I Am. May you thrive with the awareness of my resurrection power so you can lay down the weight and cares of the world at my feet. May you be mindful of my…
Contemplative prayer is the practice of gazing upon the nature of the infinite Christ. It is centering our thoughts and focusing our absolute being upon the awareness of God in our life. Alone with God in the silence, our hearts praise and seek the face of the one who makes the invisible visible. It is in…
I am a human judging machine in need of a cure. My mind is a dualistic processor of information. It is a binary operating system with either/or thinking as the default position. As a result, I can identify the character flaws of everyone but cannot recognize my own. My mind evaluates and makes quick judgments…
One of Richard Rohr’s most insightful teachings is, “We cannot attain the presence of God because we’re already totally in the presence of God. What’s absent is awareness.” God is always present. The problem is our minds distract us from envisioning that reality. Don’t let your mind distract you from that reality. The New Testament writers communicate…
When you feel like a lost soul abandoned and alone, seek me in the silence of your heart, there is a treasure of infinite worth that transcends your being. There is the reality of my eternal presence in the depths of your despair and brokenness. It is the light of my glory manifested in the…
You dwell in a world where you no longer believe it is possible to live in an intimate relationship with me. I want you to remember in the garden we walked and met in the cool of the day. In the silence of Eden, we communed one on one. There was no plan with what…
For some, it is the outer edge of folly; for others, it is the transcendent hope of our souls that the bread of heaven came down, appeared, and took on flesh, and God became one of us. The enchantment of Christmas is the acknowledgment that the “Christ” child is “Immanuel” God with us. The baby…
If you want peace in the world, you need peace in your heart that is not of this world. Peace in the world begins with you by how well you love others. My loving presence in your heart produces that kind of peace in your life. When you love me with all your heart and…
Contemplative prayer focuses our minds on Christ and lifts our hearts and souls above our daily way of living life with its worries about self-preservation and survival. It frees us from the bondage of being consumed with what will happen to us and opens our heart to experience peace with God. It carries us above…