Keeping Silence

Keeping Silence  Then Moses and the levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying: Keep silence and hear, O Israel! This very day you have become the people of the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 27:9 The late Father Thomas Keating, a pillar in contemporary contemplative life, wrote, “God’s first language is silence.”1 In the creation story … Continue reading Keeping Silence

The Redeeming Face of Love

The Redeeming Face of Love  If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3 The thirteenth chapter of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is the love chapter of the Bible. It describes love … Continue reading The Redeeming Face of Love

Lukewarm Living

Lukewarm Living  I know your words; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.  Revelation 3:15-16 The author of the Revelation to John received messages for each of the … Continue reading Lukewarm Living

Staying Awake

Staying Awake  Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mark 14:38 Mindfulness is a popular buzzword these days. Be present to the moment. Be here now. Seize the day. We have many contemporary ways of saying what Jesus … Continue reading Staying Awake

Treasure in Heaven

Treasure in Heaven  Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” Mark 10:21 In this story from Mark, a man asks Jesus what he must do to enter … Continue reading Treasure in Heaven