Oh, what a joy it is to be one of your own, my God. Today I just finished reading C.S. Lewis' Surprised by Joy. What happiness did I afterward experience during my morning prayer to recite the Apostles Creed. C.S. Lewis redefines joy as a great yearning that he experienced in his early life. O, … [Read more...] about Oh, what a joy
Close to Jesus on the cross
As I began to pray the Rosary before an icon of Holy Mary tonight the words cut through my mind: you will serve me this semester. Praying the Jesus Prayer -- over and over -- I felt very close to Jesus, especially Jesus on the cross. It was a closeness I haven't felt in so long. I go to bed … [Read more...] about Close to Jesus on the cross
Close to our humanity
Yesterday the whole campus received news suddenly in the afternoon that we had to leave the college for the threat of the coronavirus. Everyone dealt with it in different ways. There was massive partying last night, where people were incredibly drunk. I was sadder than I expected. Reading Psalm 69 … [Read more...] about Close to our humanity
He will come to meet you
Yesterday I was greatly burdened by my fast. I could not easily get out of the communal dinner with the residency so instead I didn't have butter coffee as usual or any coffee at all. Additionally, I went for a run that morning and on a hike with the other artists. My body could not keep warm so I … [Read more...] about He will come to meet you
God provided a ram
This past Sunday's Old Testament Reading was the Offering of Isaac. I didn't expect that reading to be paired this week with the Gospel reading about the Transfiguration, and that gave me pause. Our Isaac was buried on the Feast of the Transfiguration. Early in high school, Isaac Scharbach … [Read more...] about God provided a ram
(Offering of Isaac) Dependent on Grace
Last night trying to paint was tortuous. It took great willpower to force myself to do it. O God, how dependent I am on your grace! Today I read in morning prayer the passage of John when Jesus asks three times of Peter, "Do you love me?" At the end he tells Peter that when he was young he dressed … [Read more...] about (Offering of Isaac) Dependent on Grace