“To you I raise my eyes,
to you enthroned in heaven.
Yes, like the eyes of a servant
on the hand of his master,
Like the eyes of a maid
on the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes are on the Lord our God,
till we are shown favor.
Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,
for we have our fill of contempt.
We have our fill of insult from the insolent,
of disdain from the arrogant.” Psalm 123
If only…if only we were always focussed as a servent.
Wife, mother, blogger, Catholic ministry. I love to garden even when it goes wrong. Same with writing (and we know it can go wrong.) Believing that God is present in all of it.
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Rob Bell’s Parting Epistle to Mars Hill: “Grace + Peace” Cathleen Falsani God’s Politics Blog Sojourners: Celebrating 40 Years of Faith in Action for Social JusticeFound this today and had to share it. Read it all the way through. He is talking to his Mars Hill Community but God is certainly talking to each one…
“After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdelene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightening and his…
This is a lot of fun and a great way to focus for a couple of minutes in the busy summer. Loyola Press is such a gift…I wanted to say Loyola Press Rocks but then I remembered I wasn’t 13. 🙂 Hope you enjoy. The first one brought tears to my eyes. Inner Iggy
I received an unexpected phone call yesterday from a family member who hasn’t communicated in three years; a self-imposed exile I guess. Our relationship has been tenuous for most of it, but there have also been good times. I always wonder if it is a good idea to reconnect and yet my instinct is to do…