The Life That Is Truly Good
You alone know, O God, the depth of the longing in our hearts; the intensity of the thirst in our souls, And in answer, you have come to us, lived [...]
You alone know, O God, the depth of the longing in our hearts; the intensity of the thirst in our souls, And in answer, you have come to us, lived [...]
Though you are God, with all the influence and status that the name implies, you refused to pull rank, and parade your power among us. Instead, you chose to [...]
So many voices, so many words, so many messages and messengers; So many images, so many ideas, so many symbols and rituals; So many paths, so many quests, so many [...]
The struggles of our world feel overwhelming, Jesus; beyond our ability to understand, let alone solve. We do not have the capacity to silence the justifications, to heal the addictions, [...]
Our world carries the scars of the way we live, Jesus; the preferential treatment given to the few who are wealthy and powerful and famous leaves the rest ignored and [...]
We praise you, Lord, and our spirits rejoice in you – our Saviour; For you take notice of the unnoticeable, and transform them into the blessed; You are strong [...]
Your love, O God, is an active love: engaged, involved, immersed. Your love, O God, is seen in what you do, not just in what you say: in the [...]
It may seem naive, in a world of grief, to choose to live in joy; It may seem foolish, in a world where solemnity is power, to sing and [...]
You never really get tired of knocking, do you, Jesus? Your gentle persistence as you seek a welcome is both amazing and disturbing; There are times when I wish [...]
It’s a tough thing for us to learn, Jesus, how you hide in the most unlikely places; how you beckon us into life and compassion by disguising yourself in [...]