In the story of the boy suffering from epilepsy (Mark 9:17-31), it always strikes me that Jesus, the Omniscient, asked his father to tell him about the history of his son's illness. “How long has this been happening to him?”. Why this question? We have all experienced that if someone in the house gets sick, ...
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God's Generosity
When it is revealed to you that God is glorified in your weakness, do not ask Him for anything else. Be quiet. Be confident. You are overwhelmed by the generosity of His gifts.
Read moreC.S. Lewis Said
C.S. Lewis said, “God has an eternity to spend with each person alone”. When I became acquainted with this saying, I kept it in a safe place, like all precious gems that resemble it. I cannot count for you the number of times I have come back to it and enjoyed reading it. Personal love, ...
Read moreThe Free Man
Do not believe that there is someone like the free man who is able to live under the judgment of God and in His service.
Read moreThe Most Beautiful Poem
I was struck by the words of the poet Alfred Tennyson: “More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of”. Confidence abounds in these words. We see it in every word, in every letter. There is no prayer without confidence; no testimony without experience. Who would believe these words? It is the experienced ...
Read moreGod’s Transfiguration
When I write about a sight that struck me, I confess publicly that God reveals to us of His goodness what He reveals, and conceals what He conceals. The eyes are stormed and they are ever curtailed. God is manifested in the narration as well as in the silence, in the faces with resounding expressions, ...
Read moreDwelling of the Open-Minded
No human being is as flat as the one who is blind to the beauty in the others. This one, if you accept his hospitality in any form (you heard him speak, for example, or preach, or you read lines written by him), you will know, without effort, that he is clueless about the depth ...
Read moreTo Love Knowingly
The words sown by God in our days are picked up by no other than he who is always bound to reading them and seeking to obey them as if he is hungry for acts of love. This is to love knowingly.
Read moreWhen We Read
When we read, we must bend down a little, to pick up the words, or the words pick us up. Notice! When we hold a book or a newspaper..., the words are generally a little downward, and our faces are directed towards them. This does not mean that words are inferior to us, but rather ...
Read moreGod’s Will
For those who seek God's will, God's will is explicit. God wants to take us in His arms, and seal two kisses of fire on our cheeks that will burn every rebellion and every folly in us. When will the prodigal son in us awaken to God's will?
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