Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee withersoever thou goest. (Joshua 1: 9) After the death of Moses, the above words were spoken by the Lord to Joshua, the new leader of the children of Israel. Having completed the exodus from Egypt, they were now poised to cross the Jordan River and enter “the promised
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. ~ Dalia Lama. If you have been feeling laughter-deprived of late, my wish is that the Dalai Lama’s words have roused a chuckle. A giggle here, a chuckle there—it’s all good medicine that releases happy hormones into the human bloodstream.
Be generous in prosperity and thankful in adversity, Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness, and a home to the stranger. Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring. Be a breath of life to the body of humankind, a dew to the soil of the human heart, and a fruit
Probably very few reading this would consider something they are doing today to be a “great thing” by the usual human definition. Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun, tirelessly helping the poor and sick in Calcutta, India, did very few “great things.” But she gained notoriety and Sainthood by doing many small things with great love.
Knowingly or unknowingly, throughout our lifetime, we all tend to create barriers to love. Maybe as a result of heartbreak, or self-judgment, or any multitude of possibilities that cause us to forget that our Creator loves us unconditionally. Because Love is who our Creator is. And since we are not separate, Love is who we are too.
In awareness of the escalation of war mentality and the fear it generates in our world, I remind myself that the same peace that Jesus embodied also fills my mind, body, and emotions. In the silence of prayer, I attune with our Creator and receive inner strength, faith and peace. When we go within to pray, Spirit merges with our spirit, and there is the peace of attunement.
First, there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.
~ Confucius What do you think establishes order and harmony in the human mind? I believe there is an ordering principle at work in the very design of creation. We may observe
In awareness of the escalation of war mentality and the fear it generates in our world, I remind myself that the same peace that Jesus embodied also fills my mind, body, and emotions. In the silence of prayer, I attune with our Creator and receive inner strength, faith and peace. When we go within to pray, Spirit merges with our spirit, and there is the peace of attunement.
I have come to understand that all relationships are holy encounters. That is, my relationship to myself, to the environment, animals, other people, and even to life itself is a holy encounter.
Viewing all relationships as holy encounters connects everything through the heart. Science demonstrates that the human heart has a measurable magnetic field. Furthermore, the heart is the most powerful electromagnetic energy source in the human body. The
First, there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.
~ Confucius What do you think establishes order and harmony in the human mind? I believe there is an ordering principle at work in the very design of creation. We may observe
Can you imagine how your problems might look from God’s point of view, or envision how God might resolve them? Do you ever ask yourself what is the reason for the circumstances of your life? Have you ever considered the notion that those vexing dilemmas that plague your daily life are challenging you to open to new ways of thinking? Can you sense how these difficulties are the means through
No, 2022 is not a leap year, and yet can we not inwardly leap for joy to herald the coming of a new year and all of the extraordinary adventures of life that the year will unfold for us? Indeed, as one poet put it, “the rapture of being alive,” the moments of sheer ecstasy that often surprise us as we float graciously through another day.