It’s easy to give up when you can’t get through to someone. We have all had that experience. It happens to me on a regular basis while using my expensive and supposedly reliable hands free phone while driving. The first issue I had was the device couldn’t even understand my accent. The helpful Verizon technician […]
Christmas is often seen as synonymous with miracles despite the fact that we live in culture that is more likely to worship at the feet of science than religion. Often the believers among us feel out of step with a culture that prefers the shimmer of the material world. But still we long for miracles […]
Science has finally caught up with religion, but religion can still learn a lot from science. The following is a review of the documentary “The Connection” by Elemental Media. “Modern science has shown us that the mind has the power to heal. We should use that power.” – Dr. Herbert Benson Non-Contagious Diseases are Spreading […]
“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” – Mahatma Gandhi “For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.” – Saint Teresa of Avila “To be […]
We have been many things in our lives – unreachable, unwilling, unwise, unsure, unemotional, unfaithful or unaware, in addition to many other expressions of “un” words, but one thing is for sure – we have never been unloved! Some may dispute this but if you think about it we were made for love – it’s […]
An RYS story by John W. Gehring A Time of Political and Social Transition During the closing years of General Marcos’s rule in the Philippines, in an act based on political calculation, many families living on squatted land in Manila were forcibly relocated in an effort to avoid civil strife. Das Marinas, a small coastal […]
A Showdown Circle With God We all want to be successful and experience happiness, but even with God’s promise in our lives actually achieving our dreams takes a certain emotional focus. It starts with God’s promise or should I say believing in that promise – no easy task. Have you ever had a showdown with God or […]
Prayer: a conversation Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. -Mahatma Gandhi Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. -H. Jackson […]
Some might have stood by, but you stood up. You gave your lives so that others might live. We are indebted to you, we are humbled by you. When all hope was lost, when the world seemed like a dark and heartless place, you restored our faith in people and our trust in God. You […]
Prayer Your voice, your heart, your communication with the Divine is as unique as you are. Each prayer is as unique as the moment it is offered, and the purpose behind it. There are as many ways to offer a prayer as there are people. Whispers by Gregory Davis A healing prayer…a mystical musical journey […]
