BREAD - WINE - OLIVE OIL - SPROUTING FLOWERS - AND PURE WATER - FOOD FOR THE SOUL - FROM GODWe all feel the need of spiritual strength, guidance, comfort and healing that flows from the ordinary into our souls when we receive with prayer and faith the gifts of God.
I would say to Mary and Mike that marriage is a sacred passage that is strengthened by their faith in God and their love for one another. I believe that the sources of all life flows from God and He works in all our lives in mysterious ways. When you give your life to another by living together or through marriage you are making a commitment to love one another. There are days when you experience how deep your love is for each other; but there will be times when life demands so much of you that this love fades and needs to be re-energized.
Always remember the good times and let your imagination keep your dreams alive. Put your heart into all you do.
It has often been quoted that we learn the most when we go through difficult times and looking back I can see the truth in that wisdom. The problem is that in the midst of life's unfairness we find it hard to see what God is teaching us.
Personally I would be very happy to live a life free of pain. I am reading books by a Rabbi and a book by a Catholic teacher. I read both from the values and views that my church and my faith has taught me. I think that there is good in all religions but also religion has been used to enslave people and created narrow minded beliefs.
The church uses common symbols to draw us closer to God.
Water [baptism] cleanses and sustains us.
Bread nourishes us and wine gladdens us. [communion]
Oil strengthens us and is used in praying for the sick.
Laying on of hands allows energy to flow through us to one another.
Words of scripture guide us and help us to find the truth. Hopefully they will set us free from the "shadows of our ignorance". Words of love and forgiveness help us build strong foundations.
The Spirit within us responds to the external. It can be a sacrament in the church, a spoken word or a song, or a sign in nature that bring awe and joy within us.
Vibrant joy that seeks me through the ordinary and even through the pain.
"Jesus is our prayer, and he is also the answer to all our prayers. He has chosen to be himself in us the living song of praise, adoration, thanksgiving and intercession, and reparation to the Father in the name of the Whole Creation" Mother Teresa
I am rethinking my idea of the words sacred and holy and salvation. They are meant to be words of inclusion and wholeness and something touchable.
This is why Jesus is so important. He brought "God" down to earth!
He called no one untouchable!
Always remember the good times and let your imagination keep your dreams alive. Put your heart into all you do.
It has often been quoted that we learn the most when we go through difficult times and looking back I can see the truth in that wisdom. The problem is that in the midst of life's unfairness we find it hard to see what God is teaching us.
Personally I would be very happy to live a life free of pain. I am reading books by a Rabbi and a book by a Catholic teacher. I read both from the values and views that my church and my faith has taught me. I think that there is good in all religions but also religion has been used to enslave people and created narrow minded beliefs.
The church uses common symbols to draw us closer to God.
Water [baptism] cleanses and sustains us.
Bread nourishes us and wine gladdens us. [communion]
Oil strengthens us and is used in praying for the sick.
Laying on of hands allows energy to flow through us to one another.
Words of scripture guide us and help us to find the truth. Hopefully they will set us free from the "shadows of our ignorance". Words of love and forgiveness help us build strong foundations.
The Spirit within us responds to the external. It can be a sacrament in the church, a spoken word or a song, or a sign in nature that bring awe and joy within us.
Vibrant joy that seeks me through the ordinary and even through the pain.
"Jesus is our prayer, and he is also the answer to all our prayers. He has chosen to be himself in us the living song of praise, adoration, thanksgiving and intercession, and reparation to the Father in the name of the Whole Creation" Mother Teresa
I am rethinking my idea of the words sacred and holy and salvation. They are meant to be words of inclusion and wholeness and something touchable.
This is why Jesus is so important. He brought "God" down to earth!
He called no one untouchable!
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