Category Archives: God

Encountering God Part 3 Some of us are lucky and we have a religious upbringing. This means that we are introduced to ideas about God and to the normality of believing him before we have met him for ourselves. As we are children, we just go along with what our parents say. They – andContinue reading “Encountering God. Part 3”

Encountering God Part 2 So, many people wait, wanting to believe, but not quite able to let themselves go – to give themselves to the life of faith, until they know for sure. There is this strange tension between knowledge and faith. People who have met with God are so overwhelmed by the reality andContinue reading “Encountering God Part 2”

As it seemed to work OK last week publishing a long article in 5 daily posts, I thought I’d do the same this week – but even then, the chunks are pretty long! I thought I’d post a daily prayer alongside each one – at least they’re shorter! Encountering God Part 1 Dearest Lord, howContinue reading “Encountering God Part 1”

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? 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?”

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? 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? (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?”

Why do I love God? Because he first loved me. Before I ever knew him, he loved me. Knowing that meeting him would be the joy of my life, he called me to him, and continued to draw me with gracious acts of kindness till I heard his voice, looked up and saw him. BeholdingContinue reading “Why do I love God?”