There is now a Christian version of the Cha Cha Slide…oh my…
Clinging to anger
17
May
I was talking with someone recently about forgiveness and how, when we hold a grudge, we do damage to ourselves. I had a Scripture verse at the back of my head but I couldn’t remember where it was in the Bible. Today I found it:
“Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight. The vengeful will suffer the LORD’s vengeance, for he remembers their sins in detail. Forgive your neighbor’s injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven.
Could anyone nourish anger against another and expect healing from the LORD? Could anyone refuse mercy to another like himself, can he seek pardon for his own sins? If one who is but flesh cherishes wrath, who will forgive his sins?
Remember your last days, set enmity aside; remember death and decay, and cease from sin! Think of the commandments, hate not your neighbor; remember the Most High’s covenant, and overlook faults” - Sirach 27:30-28:7
We cling to anger and hold it tight. We nourish it so that it can grow even greater. What are we thinking?!
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you” – L. Smede
Wise Words On Wednesday: Speaking of mothers…
16
May
“He cannot have God for his Father who will not have the Church for his mother.” - St. Augustine
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
15
May
Since Pentecost is not far away, I thought I’d start posting some of my favourite prayers to the Holy Spirit:
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy.
Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.
Amen.
This prayer comes from St. Augustine of Hippo, from whom we’ll be hearing again tomorrow for our Wise Words on Wednesday…
How to worship
11
May
Joe posted this in the comments section before, but just in case you didn’t see it…
San Diego TODO List
10
May
San Diego people! I need some help! I’ve got a few people lined up to come see me in San Diego and I’m trying to plan their visits. What would you suggest? What’s on your San Diego “Must See”/”Must Do” list?
Please leave your answers in the Comments section below. I’ll collate all the answers and do a follow-up post in a week or two…
Thanks!
Wise Words on Wednesday: Heart Blueprint
09
May
“One may ask if each of us does not really carry in his or her own heart a blueprint of the one that he or she loves. This blueprint is made by our reading, our prayers, our experiences, our hopes, our ideals, by our mother and father. Then suddenly, the ideal becomes concretized and realized in a person, and we say, ‘This is it!’” - Fulton Sheen