Oh my Lord, what food do I need but yours which is spiritual, what sleep do I need but your heavenly restful peace? You give me everything, yet I have forsaken you. I come before you, sinful and wretched. Give me your Spirit. Give me your courage, and your grace, and your peace. What trust do we … [Read more...] about Help me to seek only you
Peace that is not of this world.
Heavenly Father, Oh, how could I ever forget you and reject your mercy and help. No matter how hard I push, how hurried and anxious I am, no matter how late I stay awake, all is in vain without you, O God. Deliver me from such deprivation of your Spirit. May I always seek you, may I never rush ahead … [Read more...] about Peace that is not of this world.
“This world, I will leave.”
My Lord, help me to discern you will for my life. I come before you, wretched and pitiful. This world, I will leave. It is not my home. I look forward to that joyous day when I will be united with you. I am yours, God, I am your instrument, here on earth. I desire, Lord, to reject the worldly things … [Read more...] about “This world, I will leave.”
“My shift is over.”
“I paint from life, subject matter is limited, and I must find depth and dignity within the things around me, the humble and the common. A tree is something so simple, but it is also a mystery, like all life. When a single leaf dies, something has died more intricate than anything humanity has … [Read more...] about “My shift is over.”
Tradition and Preparation
"What do I have to do?" This is a common question in church life. "That feast isn't a Holy Day of Obligation this year? So I don't have to go?" There was a time when people didn’t need so many rules because they were a community that followed Apostolic tradition for spiritual benefit. “What did … [Read more...] about Tradition and Preparation
Be reconciled first
Dear Parishioners and Friends,Back in seminary, my evangelical pastor was concerned about people who approach Holy Communion in an individualistic way. But he was glad that many of his parishioners took Scriptural directions about the Eucharist seriously. For example, he said they won’t receive if … [Read more...] about Be reconciled first