Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him
Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
(Luke
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And one called to another and said:
‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of host; the whole earth is full of his glory.’
(Isaiah 6:3)
This verse is from the call narrative…
Prayer—part one
‘Pray without ceasing’ (I Thessolians 5:17)
As I continue writing about spiritual practices, I am going to take the next two months to reflect upon prayer. This month I want to focus upon prayer in general…
And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. (I Corinthians 13:13)
When you hear this verse the first image that might go through your head is a wedding scene. The…
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
(I Corinthians 12:12)
With this verse, St. Paul…
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
(I Corinthians 12:7)
This section of Paul’s letter to the…
O LORD, give strength to your people; give them, O LORD, the blessings of peace.
(Psalm 29:11)
This whole Psalm is a hymn of praise to God who is above all things and mightier than all of creation. …
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
(John 1:4)
Whenever I hear this verse, I think about the Christmas Eve Candlelight service. The tradition that I have used for many…
As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves
with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness and patience.
(Colossians 3:12)
St. Paul uses this image of clothing oneself. Just like in the morning, you get up and put on…
And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord’
(Luke 1:46)
This verse is part of what is called the Magnificat or Mary’s song. The word Magnificat means magnifies or glorifies. The context for Mary’s song is when Mary’s…