January 5, 2023 “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” ~ Saint Augustine Why should we pray if God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and everywhere? I mean, come on, what difference will it make? How will prayer change the outcome for all the wounded, excluded, and suffering people in… Read More »
The Cries of Afghanistan
“Peace is not so much a political mandate as it is a shared state of consciousness that remains elevated and intact only to the degree that those who value it volunteer their existence as living examples of the same… Peace ends with the unraveling of individual hope and the emergence of the will to worship… Read More »
Our Best Interest is God’s Interest
“Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us… While what we call ‘our own life’ remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What, then, can God do in our interests but make ‘our own life’ less agreeable to us and take… Read More »