The sages from the East spent months, perhaps a year or two, traveling great distances following the star until they found the Perfect Light – Wisdom himself. The Christ child was wisdom incarnate. The baby that the wise men discovered, while being God, was every bit a human child. Like
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We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar. Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star. O star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect Light. So wrote American Pastor and hymn writer John
While this transformative prayer of contemplation is all God’s doing and not our doing, we can be prepared vessels to receive his initiative. Just as the healing of the land was God’s doing and not man’s in 2 Chronicles 7:14, the people of Israel were to be prepared for God
Once we have entered into relationship with the Beautiful One, how do we come further up and further in? One of the ways into deeper communion with God is what some saints have called contemplative prayer. This may be the heart’s reflection and longing for the Beautiful – the living
Have you ever looked at a beautiful sunset? I don’t mean just “watched it set,” but did you really see it? Have you seen it in your soul? A sunset is not merely beautiful, it is a portal to Beauty! So, too, is the star filled sky, the form of
So, what prevents us from pursuing and finding this great Joy? The apostle Paul provides a clue when he writes about what theologians call general revelation. In his letter to the Christians in Rome he says (Romans 1: 18- 25, The Message): 18 But God’s angry displeasure erupts as acts
It was Saint Augustine of Hippo who prayed: “O Lord, thou hast made us for thyself, and our hearts are restless until we rest in Thee.” [1] How often has this been the cry of my heart! That prayer has been foundationally answered in my life by the indwelling of
How does it apply to me? Surely it applies to me differently than his original audience. Or does it? I am always deeply impressed when I read an article about or meet a person who takes the words of Christ literally. So often in our attempts to live wisely and
This is post 3 of 9 in the series “happiness” Sabbatical Reflections: The Pursuit of Happiness (Part 1 of 3) Sabbatical Reflections: The Pursuit of Happiness (Part 2 of 3) Sabbatical Reflections: The Pursuit of Happiness (Part 3 of 3) Happiness: Where Does It Come From? Happiness: You Can Find
This is post 2 of 9 in the series “happiness” Sabbatical Reflections: The Pursuit of Happiness (Part 1 of 3) Sabbatical Reflections: The Pursuit of Happiness (Part 2 of 3) Sabbatical Reflections: The Pursuit of Happiness (Part 3 of 3) Happiness: Where Does It Come From? Happiness: You Can Find
