Wisdom wiser than my wisdom, Compassion fuller than mine, Understanding beyond my comprehension, These things I find when I look within myself. They are within me, yet how can they be mine? I am not like this. Yet when I reflect, a voice that sounds like mine Comforts and encourages me. In language, thoughts andContinue reading “A prayer of adoration and self-awareness”
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Why on earth do I say God loves me?
Why on earth do I say God loves me? Part 5 And, again, that is not how God’s love is experienced. His love speaks with an authentic voice. If I was tricking myself, I would be more deviously self-serving and induce the voice to tell me exactly what I want to hear. Instead, the voiceContinue reading “Why on earth do I say God loves me?”
Why on earth do I say God loves me?
Why on earth do I say God loves me? Part 4 In my claim that God loves me, I am trying to be true to my experience. If I am wrong, and it is me all along, then I – and countless millions like me – have discovered an ability that is perhaps the mostContinue reading “Why on earth do I say God loves me?”
A prayer of adoration
A prayer of adoration As heart beats and mind thinks, so I love you, As world turns and stars burn, so I love you, As life matures and death approaches, so I love you, As tears fall in joy and sorrow, so I love you: God. Full stop and question mark. You are a mysteryContinue reading “A prayer of adoration”
Why on earth do I say God loves me?
Why on earth do I say God loves me? Part 3 This experience of God’s love is so unlike me. (I am not a particularly loving person). It seems ridiculous to suggest that I am somehow in charge of this phenomenon – able to give myself such uplifting experiences, while being completely unaware that itContinue reading “Why on earth do I say God loves me?”
Why on earth do I say God loves me?
Why on earth do I say God loves me? Part 2 I am not merely meditating on the principles of love and being uplifted by the profundity of an absolute, abstract quality. I can see that this would be a possibility. As someone who likes to think of themselves as a deep thinker, and someoneContinue reading “Why on earth do I say God loves me?”
Why on earth do I say God loves me?
Why on earth do I say God loves me? (As this is rather a long article, I’m posting it in 5 chunks on successive days) Part 1 I am sitting quietly alone in my room. If there was an observer, they would see nothing. Nothing outward happens, yet I say that, in my heart, IContinue reading “Why on earth do I say God loves me?”
Starting from a blank canvas
Starting from a blank canvas Of course, in reality this cannot be done. From the moment we are born, we start to accumulate the sum total of our life’s activity. Nevertheless, we understand the idea. A person comes to the realisation – either that they have gone terribly wrong, or simply that they could haveContinue reading “Starting from a blank canvas”
The problem of perfection
The problem of perfection If only he hadn’t said it. “You must be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect”. I manage to be a good person quite easily. As I have lived a comfortable life and am blessed with quite a gentle, kind personality, I might even say that, on the whole, IContinue reading “The problem of perfection”
Faith
Faith I do believe, but more than I believe, I trust. I reach out my hand, and I know that I am alone, that no-one will take it, but still I trust that you see my outstretched arm, and you will touch my heart with your love, even though I did not touch you. ItContinue reading “Faith”
Spiritual Devotion 