I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me - -that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the...
Prayers for all who feel loneliness or grief...when we remember those who are no longer with us. I invite you to recall in the darkness of your grief that our Creator loves you so much and that you are promised to always be loved, and never to be alone. This presence...
There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not here anymore. from A Christmas Carol (the Ghost of Christmas...
When you feel overwhelmed in exposing truth, remember this: people are sacred, created in the image of God. Systems are not. They are only worth the people in them and the people they serve. And people are to be treated, whether one or many, the way Jesus Christ...
I remember the first church I served as a student. They had a fund called the Emergency Fund and had about $100 in it. They told me I could use it at my discretion, provided I dispensed the money according to the conditions. So I said, "What are the conditions?" The...
I’ll tell you how I would like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who was humorous and never looked down on those who looked up to him – A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality – And I wouldn’t even mind if folks forgot how...
The way you alchemize a soulless world into a sacred world is by treating everyone as if they are sacred, until the sacred in them remembers.
Remember,your wordscan plantgardensor burnwhole forests down
Hope dies last It is the flame that feeds the fire Hope dies last It is the dream that drives us higher We revive We remember Not the first, not the last Ever holding fast Hope dies last
Coach Fred Akers of the University of Texas asked Earl Campbell when recruiting him, "Do you want to run the ball for this university?" He said he did. Some athletes can't seem to decide whether they want to run the football or to run the university. In the kingdom,...