Abiding in the Lord will build us. It will train us.
Busyness will drain us. Continue reading “The sin of hurry”
Category: Spiritual Formation
Take up the high calling
“Whoever you are, the land to which God has brought you is not like the land of Egypt from which you came out. You can no longer live there. Your old life and your former ways are crucified now, and you must not seek to live any more for your own gratification, but give up your own judgement into the hands of a wise director, and sacrifice your pleasures and comforts for the love of God and give the money you no longer spend on those things to the poor.
“Above all, eat your daily Bread without which you cannot live, and come to know Christ Whose Life feeds you in the Host, and He will give you a taste of joys and delights that transcend anything you have ever experienced before, and which will make the transition easy” — Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain
The deep need is discipleship
I am making another trek through Thomas Merton’s autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. As he came to faith in the Catholic Church, he made an observation about the need for discipleship in his own life. Continue reading “The deep need is discipleship”
Trust and abide
Readings for today included Exodus 15 and John 15. Both are calling us to radically trust the Lord. Continue reading “Trust and abide”
Battling the hurry of life
What does it mean to dwell in Christ? What does it mean to have faith added into your life? How does one increase virtue? Continue reading “Battling the hurry of life”
The need to come away
It’s only been a little over a week since leaving Heights Church. The time “away” has been quickly filled with prepping for my last semester of teaching. But there is also the need to pull away, read, and listen. My practice through my life has been to engage Scripture as I pray. The Lord leads me through that process. Continue reading “The need to come away”
Feasting on maggots
There are ways God will test us in our trust of him. Just hope it doesn’t involve maggots. Continue reading “Feasting on maggots”
