Re-posts

SUNDAY, 26 JANUARY 2014

On the next life.

The only thing which makes sense of this world, for me, is belief in the next.
Otherwise, there is too much  unresolved grief and pain.

       The next world is where
              all truth is told,
              all injustice righted,
              all love requited.
    If it is so, as I believe it is, then
                ...so be it.

THURSDAY, 2 JANUARY 2014

About 'the gates of heaven'

The gates of heaven have never been closed.
God stands by them with open arms
waiting for us to return.
The closed gates are within ourselves.
We have shut them from the inside.
God will never force them open.
Only we can open them
and step outside
to feel
the freedom 
of the ever-lasting love of God
which awaits us as we enter through those gates.

About "earthenware vessels"

We don't need to waste time
worrying about our imperfections,
as long as we remember
that we are all "earthenware vessels".

We have this on the unsurpassable authority of St. Paul. (2 Cor 4:7)
How very consoling and encouraging.

About the Trinity - plant - flower - seed

Father, you are the plant of love,
Son, you are the flower of love,
Spirit, you are the seed of love.

May the seed of your love
be planted in our hearts
and blossom into flowers of love,
made manifest in our lives. 

About the Lord, my Shepherd

My errant mind is like the lost sheep,
constantly wandering off in all directions.
Bring me back, Lord, 
Shepherd of my soul.

About religion and life

Religion is God and us.
Life is us and God.

About Jesus, the carpenter

You took wood and planed and sanded and smoothed it into beauty.

Whether driftwood or fresh young cedar, all can be transformed by the Master Craftsman.

Take me, Lord. 
Sand away my roughness and my tough outer layers. 
Without you, I cannot be shaped into wholeness. 
Only you can bring out the uniqueness and beauty 
of the inner being you created me to be.