Many of our sisters love to hike in the San Gabriel Mountains and there is one particular hike that we take in the summer or early fall which spans the entire day. One year we took this hike later in the season and figured with our pace, we would be down the mountain before sunset.
The natural question that comes to mind after reading the parable of the two sons in the Gospel of Matthew is, “which one am I, the first or the second son?”
The natural question that comes to mind after reading the parable of the two sons in the Gospel of Matthew is, “which one am I, the first or the second son?”
These days leading up to Christmas … how is it going for you? Does the word “tension” come to mind? Like the tension of a rubber band when it’s being stretched?
Have you ever been faced with a clear choice between good and evil? Or maybe between good and less good?
As we grew up, life started to get complicated… We need to delve deeper. This is the crucial time of what spiritual writers call the ‘second yes.’
It happened that a shaft of sunlight came in through one of our windows and looking automatically towards the light, hundreds of thousands of particles floating around in the air came into view….
If you look at the ocean, it’s this wide expansive space that stretches beyond the horizon. And on a windy day, you can see the white caps gleaming off the crests of each mini wave, creating a beautiful pattern of white and blue and sparkles of light as far as the eye can see.