Tag: longing

ADVENT: A SEASON OF STILLNESS (AND SURPRISES?)

INTRODUCTION For the past several years, I have felt an increasingly deeper “Advent Ache,” an inner longing for more of God in Christ amid the heartache, worry, and sometimes despair of these days. This year, as I contemplated reflections for the season, I listed… Continue Reading “ADVENT: A SEASON OF STILLNESS (AND SURPRISES?)”

LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY FIVE

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Tuesday, April 8th How might be become peacemakers for others who are longing for God’s peace? I immediately thought of the words of Jesus in the Beatitudes, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY FIVE”

LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY FOUR

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Monday, April 7th (An excerpt from my memoir, * written when I was enduring the worst of the chemotherapy treatments.) Dear helping and healing Creator God, what would you have me know today? My child, I know it’s so very… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY FOUR”

LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY THREE

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Friday, April 4th The Sacrament of the Day(KLW, May 2023) Now the day gently risesupon early dawnand the choir of creationsoon bursts into song. May I join with the praiseof each songbird chorusand in giddy delightapplaud with the forest. May… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY THREE”

LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY ONE

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Wednesday, April 2nd In our times of trial, hardship, sorrow, pain, or fear, when we find ourselves desperately longing for a sense of God’s peace, isn’t it a gift to know that God is longing for us to have peace,… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PEACE, DAY ONE”

LONGING FOR GOD’S PURPOSE, DAY ONE

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Wednesday, March 26th In my younger years, I sincerely longed to know God’s purpose for my life and vocation. I wanted to please God by choosing the right career path, the right way to live and serve each day, and… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PURPOSE, DAY ONE”

LONGING FOR GOD’S PROVISION, DAY ONE

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Wednesday, March 12th Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tested by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PROVISION, DAY ONE”

LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY FIVE

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Tuesday, March 11th This last reflection on our Longing for God’s Presence is a reminder that we can serve as God’s presence for others… These days, I am finding much comfort in the presence of like-minded (and deeply hurting and… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY FIVE”

LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY THREE

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Friday, March 7th A Reflection on God’s Love(KLW February 2022) Your love is an infinite love.Yet we are unawarethat you are here among usand we lose our expectation –of your presence and your promisethat you will always careand miss your… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY THREE”

LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY TWO

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Thursday, March 6th Our longing for God’s presence opens us to be attentive to the ways God is present to us in everything, everywhere. We begin noticing more of God by first trusting in this truth, that God is here… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE, DAY TWO”