Tag: christianity
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The Road Beneath My Feet
“Set up road markers for yourself;make yourself signposts;consider well the highway,the road by which you went.”—Jeremiah 31:21 I have begun reading The Road to Emmaus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life by Jim Forest. Chapter One, “The Road,” opens with these words from Jeremiah. Forest describes roads as “the circulatory system of the human race…
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Lord, Teach Me to See
The Curious PilgrimDaily Office Reflection — Tuesday, October 6, 2026Psalms 5, 6, 10, 11; Jonah 1:1–17; Acts 26:24–27:8; Luke 8:40–56 Someone recently told me I was neat and organized. To some degree, I suppose I am. But as I sat with today’s Daily Office readings, I began to recognize something deeper beneath the routines of…
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But as for Me
Daily Office ReflectionMonday, October 5, 2026Psalms 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7; Micah 7:1–7; Acts 26:1–23; Luke 8:26–39 As I sit with today’s Sacred Writings, I keep returning to the words of Micah: “But as for me, I will look to the Lord;I will wait for the God of my salvation;my God will hear me.”—Micah…
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When Love Moves from the Head to the Heart
At 77, I am discovering that something I learned many years ago still has more to teach me. I have studied love, preached about love, and tried to live a loving life. I loved my wife and love my children very much. I have known wonderful friendships and the warmth of belonging among people who…
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Knowing Who We Are, Learning How to Live
The Curious PilgrimDaily Office Reflection — Sunday, October 4, 2026Psalms 111, 112, 113, 146, 147; Micah 6:1–8; 1 Corinthians 4:9–16; Matthew 15:21–28 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” I have been sitting with those words today. What does it mean to fear God? What does it mean to be wise? And…
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Lord Jesus Christ, Heal What Is Wounded
As I read tonight’s Daily Office, one phrase from my prayer kept coming back to me: “Lord Jesus Christ, heal what is wounded.” We all carry wounds. Some are visible. Others have been tucked away for years, yet they still influence how we hear a word, respond to disagreement, or receive someone’s love. I know…
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Standing Amazed at Grace
“Since each person possesses his own unique characteristics, predispositions, and abilities, he will use different ways and means to achieve one and the same goal. In like manner, there are many ways to achieve the goal of the inner activity of prayer, as can be seen from reading the insights of the Holy Fathers.” I…
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God, You Know the Whole Truth About Me: The Curious Pilgrim
I have read the Psalms for years. I know their cries for help, their fears, and their pleas for protection. But today, something familiar opened up in a new way. I heard a person bringing the whole truth of his life into relationship with God. There is danger outside him, but there is also struggle…
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Unity: A Gift We Learn to Live
Daily Office readings for October 1, 2026Psalm 131, 132, 133, 134, 135; Micah 3:1–8; Acts 24:1–23; Luke 7:36–50 “How good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!” Psalm 133 gives us two images for that unity: the oil poured on Aaron and the dew of Hermon. The oil is poured on Aaron,…
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When a Teaching Sounds True: Weighing the Sources of Truth
I have been sitting with the Seventh Meeting in The Pilgrim Continues His Way. The conversation has stirred questions in me—not because I want to dismiss the people in the book, but because I want to discern what weight to give their teaching. The Professor speaks about the solitary life in broad strokes, describing hermits…
