To get something you’ve never had, you have to do something you never did.
03756 – Getting Something/Doing Something
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03572 – Doubt? Or Certainty?
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...
01772 – You are Important!
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
03166 – Faith & Trust
Now I come to something which may at first sight seem specifically Christian – or biblical, I should rather say. But when you listen very carefully, you will see that we speak about a reality which is quite universal: faith. Faith and the path are inseparable from one...
03157 – Just Be!
If you're exhausted, rest. If you don't feel like starting a new project, don't. If you don't feel the urge to make something new, just rest in the beauty of the old, the familiar, the known. If you don't feel like talking, stay silent. If you're fed up with the news,...
03044 – Compassion: Our Default Setting
Compassion isn’t supposed to be a liability to us. It’s supposed to be the default setting of our hearts. It’s hardly something to be ashamed of or embarrassed by. Benevolence isn’t supposed to be a character defect. In fact, our lives as followers of Jesus should be...
02970 – Something/Nothing to Say
Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.
02758 – Need to Talk?
Sometimes you just need to talk about something, not to get sympathy or help, but just to kill its power by allowing the truth of things to hit the air.
02722 – Butterflies are Proof
Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness, yet become something beautiful.
02639 – The Repeated Refrains of Nature
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature –– the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.