When we lose these things, it is easy to slip into a state of depression or anger, neither of which bring us closer to God, but rather makes us feel distant. Whatever state of life we are in, God is with us. God is still great and good through the ugly and painful parts, where ...
There is no easy answer. I am glad that I left the Vigil though after talking with my friend who made me laugh. Letting go makes us weep but if there is one lesson I have learned in these past three years it is that I am a stronger person who knows better what I can endure. I ...
He makes our sorrowing spirit sing. Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, Praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be Thine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg7bkS8jdQM The second video is a precious song to me for several reasons. George...
Echoes of Adam and Eve’s uttered words had passed from my own lips:Perhaps I am my own god. Perhaps I know better what is beautiful and good. Suddenly, in pieces on the ground, I could see it all for what it was. A type of spiritual death had come,and I’d made the wreckage ...
“The brave who focus on all things good and all things beautiful and all things true, even in the small, who give thanks for it and discover joy even in the here and now, they are the change agents who bring fullest Light to all the world”[3]. ...
In the various seasons of life, we experience different sensations—sometimes we feel the heat, other times the rain, and at times we feel frozen. Yet, each season carries its own special beauty. God makes all things beautiful in His time. Even when once-green, beautiful trees full of lea...
“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” This gives us perspective on what is our role, and what is not.
Refusing to gossip is a beautiful decision to make. It not only creates richer friendships but, more importantly, it makes our relationship with the Lord more authentic and believable. We honor God when we honor each other. — Lysa TerKeurst 68 If I have a hope, it's that God sat ov...
When God is our Hiding Place, he makes available to us his: Strength When tumult rages, We have in him a strong citadel of calm. –Herman Lockyer (1) Peace The very act of breathing in his presence [is] balm. Jan Karon (2)
It makes sense that an auteur as provocative and anarchic as Lars von Trier would use something as lyrically anarchic as the Talking Heads’“Burning Down the House”, a track whose title is taken relatively literally as we watch Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg) burn the car of her sex addiction ...