Wise Words on Wednesday: Your Vocation
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.
– Frederick Buechner, The Alphabet of Grace
Tag: Passion
Wise Words on Wednesday: Desire of the end
A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.
– Henry Hazlitt
“They did not kill him”
One of the major points of divergence between Islam and Christianity is that, in addition to denying Jesus’ divinity, Islam asserts that Jesus did not die on the cross. We find this assertion in Surah 4 of the Qur’an:
Just in case you don’t read Arabic(!), here is the English translation:
[They said] “Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah”… [But] they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them… Rather, Allah raised him to Himself… – Surah 4:157-158, Sahih International
Through the eyes of the Father
To help us enter into the Lord’s Passion today, here is a reflection from Make A Friar:
Good News on a “Good” Friday
Today is “Good Friday”, considered “good” because in Middle English the word refers to holiness and piety.
Remember, it is a day of abstinence, so no meat today. It is also a day of fasting, which means you are allowed only one full meal today and two small snacks. This is health permitting, of course. It is also only a requirement for those between the age of 18 and 59.