The important question is not how much of the Spirit we have but how much of us the Spirit has.
Joseph Kuepfer, Newton, ON
Beside the Still Waters, Volune 31, Issue 1
God’s dwelling
God dwells among his people…
P. 191, Miriam’s Healing, Cynthia Davis
Parenting
We seek the love of our children, but we should not expect their gratitude – at least not until they are grown up. Parenting is a responsibility, not an obligation. We will make mistakes, sometimes the very mistakes that our parents made with us – but we remain parents out of love.
p. 118, the Celtic Spirit, Caitlin Matthews
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight,
I have finished the course,
I have kept the faith.
James 1:3
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
Virtues promoted by the ascension
Father, I will that where I am, they also whom thou hast given me may be with me.
p. 74, Article VI, The Catechism of the Council of Trent
Peaceful hospitality
We hope that God’s world will become a better place, more hospitable to goodness, more hospitable to compassion, more hospitable to generosity, more hospitable to living together…
p. 22, The Book Of Joy
We are fragile creatures
Discovering more joy does not … save us from the inevitability of hardship and heartbreak. In fact, we may cry more easily, but we will laugh more easily too. Perhaps we are just more alive. Yet as we discover more joy, we can face suffering in a way that ennobles rather than embitters. We have hardship without becoming hard. We have heartbreak without being broken.
p. 12, The Book of Joy, Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Eugene Peterson
Salvation means the healing and rescue of a body that is brought back to the way it was intended.
p. 8, A surrendered yes, Rebekah Lyons
Recognizing the Potential
Without judging by appearances, look for the potential in those you meet.
p. 77, The Celtic Spirit, Caitlin Matthews
