“Only deification is capable of justifying creation. It is the only theodicy.” Sergius Bulgakov Lately I have been wondering what the point is for us being here. Why did God create us. None of us ask to be born and we can’t rightly leave. And life is hard and there is pain and suffering and
Psalm 80: 80 Listen, Shepherd of Israel,Who leads Joseph like a flock;You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth!2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, awaken Your power,And come to save us!3 God, restore usAnd make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. 4 Lord God of armies,How long will You be angry with the prayer
Mark 13:24-37 24 “But in those days, after that tribulation, THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great
Christmas Magic When we are kids, Christmas is a magical time. Nostalgically we carry our Christmas memories with us into adulthood. Even though Christmas is very different for us as adults, our childhood Christmas memories fill out adult Christmases with a childhood magic. But Christmas is just not the same when we are older. When
Isaiah 64:1-2 Oh that you would tear open the heavens and come down so that the mountains would quake in your presence,2 as when fire sets brushwood ablaze or causes water to boil. The world we live in, requires almost no waiting. We can get what we want almost instantly. We microwave our food. We can google just
I believe that our world was created by God and I believe that saying that God is love is a truth. I believe that Jesus is the creator of our world incarnate. I believe Jesus rose from the dead through the power of Love. I don’t have and answer for the question: Does it matter
If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 1John 4:20 Jesus replied: “`Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
Judges 4:1-7 The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, after Ehud died. So the Lord sold them into the hand of King Jabin of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-ha-goiim. Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord for
Joshua 24:14-33 14 “Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and do away with the gods which your fathers served beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 But if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve:
The Examen is an exercise in prayer created and taught by St. Ignatius. It is recommended that this prayer become a habit done at the end of the Day and is a foundational practice and prayer of all Jesuit Priests. Much more can be discovered about it but below is a simple outline to follow.
