Almighty God, to you all hearts are open,
all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid:
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Posts Tagged as ‘word’
July 5, 2009
…magnify the Magnificent
May 9, 2009
Re-turn
From Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, A.D. 389
Will you think less of him . . .
because to seek for what had wandered,
the good Shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep
came on the mountains and hills
on which you used to sacrifice
and found the wanderer?
And having found it,
he took it upon his shoulders,
on which [...]
February 21, 2009
Love (God) as Telos
This is a real, holistic movement–of molecules, galaxies, and yes, human beings–towards the Divine, with radical grace serving as the engine and sustainer of the movement
December 27, 2008
Paper Tigers
I can’t help but think that Stephen Christian of Anberlin might have pulled the phrase “Paper Tigers” (in a creative way in the great song The Resistance) from Eugene Peterson’s translation of Galatians 4:
Earlier, before you knew God personally, you were enslaved to so-called gods that had nothing of the divine about them. But now [...]
November 13, 2008
αγάπη, love feast
αγάπη (english, agape): in the New Testament, the fatherly love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God. The term necessarily extends to the love of one’s fellow man. The Church Fathers used agape to designate both a rite (using bread and wine) and a meal of fellowship to which [...]
October 9, 2008
some Eliot
What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow
Out of this stony rubbish?
-The Wasteland
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
-from the Four Quartets
August 17, 2008
worse before better
And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. -Matthew 24:12
Children, it is the last hour. -1 John 2:18
July 21, 2008
power from on high
I really enjoy reading the Pope’s encyclicals and other public exhortations to the faithful. Admittedly I don’t do this nearly enough, because regardless of denomination, I believe the Pope’s words are relevant to all Christians around the world. I especially was moved by a recent message Benedict gave to Australian youth. It was based on [...]
