Cenacle Journal
Posted in Acceptance, Lent, Mercy on Feb 17th, 2010
By what boundless mercy, my Savior,
have you allowed me to become a member of your body?
Me, the unclean, the defiled, the prodigal.
How is it that you have clothed me
in the brilliant garment,
radiant with the splendor of immortality,
that turns all my members into light?
Symeon the New Theologian, trans. by John Anthony McGuckin,
The Book of Mystical Chapters:
Meditations [...]
Posted in All Shall Be Well, Christmas, In God's Hand on Feb 9th, 2009
(This is a second reflection on the topic of stumbling into the Reign of God.)
Two years ago, with the help of Sister Elizabeth, the county housing authority, and a number of generous people, Carol — the mentally ill homeless woman about whom I have written before — finally moved into her own apartment. One day [...]
I give you thanks, O God, for all the blessings of my life.
I thank you for the blessings I recognize
and also for the ones that don’t look much like blessings.
I thank you for your promise to work in everything for good.
I thank you for your constant love
to me, a sinner,
who will never be [...]
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