March 31, 2011
”Life is about moving along, around, and against the tides…keeping your head above the current to not drown…holding onto to a buoy when you are weary..looking above and within yourself for the source of it all…listening to the still, small voice whispering and reminding you that you are loved and not forgotten.” (more…)
March 30, 2011
“The spiritual journey is not a career or a success story. It is a series of humiliations of the false self that become more and more profound.”
Fr. Thomas Keating *********
What is the false self to you? We all have the false self (that part of us perhaps is not what we are proud of.. what paul wrote about in Romans 8 “What I don’t want to do..I do” That part of ourselves that we care more of what people think of or have to “live up to” - Perhaps it is the Biblical idea of “dying to self” — Gal 2:20.. we have been crucified to the false self…The false self will fail us, dissapoint - It has me.
My editor for my first book and friend, Michael Warden, just commented on my Facebook a great reflection to this.. “Death of the ego/false self sounds all spiritual and high-minded, but the reality of the process is more akin to being skinned alive. Only the brave and the desperate need apply.”
Reflections of this quote from Barton….”We want God as long as we can still have our successes. We like the idea of being on a journey of faith as long as it doesn’t require too much…well, faith. We long for the Promised Land as long as we don’t have to leave anything behind. We want space for God as long as it (more…)
March 29, 2011
This prayer by Oscar Romero is framed and sits on my desk. A gift from my father a few years ago…
“It Helps, Now And Then, To Step Back And Take A Long View
It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view.
The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts,
it is even beyond our vision.
We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction
of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.
Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying
that the kingdom always lies beyond us.
No statement says all that could be said.
No prayer fully expresses our faith.
No confession brings perfection. (more…)
March 24, 2011
Yes, I have a passion for Texas BBQ and a love for motorcycles! I owned a Honda 750 in 1993. Would this not be a great ride for any tail gate part? (more…)
