Sober and Sobriety
“Just as Saint Paul calls us to live in purity, he also calls us to be watchful, for those “who are of the day” should live soberly (1...
Spiritual Warfare and Standing Fast
“Who among us has not faltered and taken a wrong step? How often do we let pain or troubles steal our peace in Christ?...a multitude of...
Love (Sacrificial)
“Let us enlarge the hope within us by our feeble efforts to keep the commandment to love. Like infants, we mimic our loving Father and...
Waiting
“What does it mean to wait? Is it just a matter of killing time until our hope is realized? Like a child who is bored on a rainy day,...
Strength (Self-Reliance)
“…the people of God did not fight with the hand or weapons so much as with the voice and tongue, that is, they poured forth prayer to...
Religion
“Man-centered ritualism is deadly….Ascetic practices—prayer, fasting, almsgiving—are taught by God (Matthew 6), but enemies lie along...
Childlikeness
“After we have repented of our sins, renounced our wickedness, and have been purified by baptism, we turn back to the eternal light, as...
Blessed, Blessedness and Blessings
“Our Lord Jesus Christ entered into this world to endure its suffering. He did not simply remove it from us, He shared in it. And as a...
Love and Truth
“[The Hebrew word] Emeth is ‘truth,’ but not merely in contrast to falsehood. It is commonly translated ‘fidelity’ or ‘faithfulness’ and...
Abundance
“Isn’t it strange how much easier it is to thank God when you have almost nothing, than it is when you have much more than you need? I...