Category: Meditation

“The bird does not sing because it has answers. It sings because it has a song.” – Chinese proverb quoted by Margaret Somerville in the first of her lectures on The Ethical Imagination (HT: Parking Lot) Elysia loves singing … she sings in the car, she sings when i carry her, she sings at my…

“Holy Spirit, giving life to all life, moving all creatures, root of all things, washing them clean, wiping out their mistakes, healing their wounds, you are our true life, luminous, wonderful, awakening the heart from its ancient sleep.” – Hildegard of Bingen (HT: inward/outward) I woke up from a “fulfilling” 40 wink nap a while…

Since we in the East still have to wrestle with what we have inherited from the West , some of the insights from Prof. Abraham rings true for us too here in C. S. Lewis & the Conversion of the West. Consider the following: _________________________________________ “… I think there are two hands in evangelism, one…

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” When Ignatius Loyola was recovering after breaking his leg in battle, he used to enjoy the romances they gave him to read; but he found that their after-taste was empty and unsatisfying. When he read the Gospels, the after-taste was of solid food, something he could live on. He learned to discern the after-taste…

“Prayer for me is much more a sense of trying to get into fellowship with God. I’m trying to figure out what I should be doing rather than telling Almighty God what he should be doing. Look at the Lord’s Prayer. It says, “Thy will be done.” It wasn’t, “Our Father who art in Heaven,…

“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” – Vincent Van Gogh, Letters of Van Gogh (HT: Inward/Outward) It’s supposed to be natural but then after all these years knocking on walls, falling over the edge, being punched in the face … I think the word intentional fits better. Now let’s get really…

“Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.” – Saint Patrick – “There would be no need for sermons, if our lives were shining; there would be no need for words, if we bore witness with our deeds. There would be no pagans, if we…

Psalm 68:3 Philippians 4:4 “God of Joy, we ask you to melt the clouds of sin and sadness and drive any darkness of doubt away from our hearts. Let us see the beauty of the world through your eyes and experience the joy that comes when our souls are touched by your spirit. Amen” –…

“Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing: ink is the great cure for all human ills, as I have found out long ago.” – C.S. Lewis (HT: brianleport) I use the notebook keyboard more than ink, now I’m wondering whether I’m often fed up with life 🙂 Some wine in moderation might help…