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Tag Archives: surrender

Following Christ Crucified

Surrendering his life out of love for creation, Jesus somehow places himself in solidarity with all suffering. Continue Reading Following Christ Crucified

God Surrenders to Us in Love

God does not hold back and wait until we get things right; rather, God loves us where we are and as we are. Continue Reading God Surrenders to Us in Love

Love Poured Out

Jesus’ idea of “dying to self” was through radically squandering everything he had and was. Continue Reading Love Poured Out

Love of Others Begins with Love of Self

We belong to a mutually beneficial web of connection, well-being, and love. Continue Reading Love of Others Begins with Love of Self

Expanding Circles of Love

The only way I know how to teach anyone to love God, is to love what God loves, which is everything and everyone. Continue Reading Expanding Circles of Love

Allowing Life to Wax and Wane

God has chosen to descend—in counterpoint with our humanity that is always trying to climb and prove itself. Continue Reading Allowing Life to Wax and Wane

A Prayerful Stance

Humanity consistently has to face the problem of unity and diversity. Continue Reading A Prayerful Stance

Mystical Hope: Weekly Summary

Mystical Hope Saturday, December 11, 2021 Week Forty-Nine Summary and Practice Sunday, December 5, 2021—Friday, December 10, 2021 Sunday Hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without full closure, without resolution, and still be content and even happy because our satisfaction is now at another level, and our Source is beyond ourselves. —Richard… Continue Reading Mystical Hope: Weekly Summary

The Power of Surrender

Spirituality and Addiction The Power of Surrender Friday, November 19, 2021 Author and activist Holly Whitaker does not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to sobriety, but she fully embraces “surrender” as vital for any healing and recovery to occur. I’d always considered the word surrender to be blasphemous. Surrender was never a possibility to consider;… Continue Reading The Power of Surrender

No Domination in God

Good and Bad Power No Domination in God Friday, August 13, 2021 Jesus seems to recognize that it’s either a world of domination or it’s a world of love. To understand Jesus’ paradigm of love, though, we must first understand the Trinity in whose image God says “Let us create” (Genesis 1:26)! The Trinitarian God… Continue Reading No Domination in God

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