When the soul is in the shadows of Gethsemane, All alone in the bitterness of pain It ascends toward the heights of Jesus, And though ever drinking bitterness– It is not sad. Though tortured, it repeats: Your will be done. Patiently awaiting the moment of its transfiguration, For, though in Read more
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind stays on You, because he trusts in You.” – Isaiah 26:3 The word “mindfulness” was brought into the Western consciousness by professor Jon Kabat-Zinn when he created his mindfulness-based stress reduction program. He defined “mindfulness” as “moment to moment awareness, cultivated by Read more
But what, in conclusion, of Joy? For that, after all, is what the story has mainly been about. To tell you the truth, the subject has lost nearly all interest for me since I became a Christian. I cannot, indeed, complain, like Wordsworth, that the visionary gleam has passed away, Read more
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His understanding is unsearchable. – Isaiah 40:28 As part of my physics major, I had to take a sequence of classes last year on quantum mechanics. The goal of Read more
In me there is darkness, But with You there is light; I am lonely, but You do not leave me; I am feeble in heart, but with You there is help; I am restless, but with You there is peace. In me there is bitterness, but with You there is Read more
“The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, He saved me. Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.” -Psalm 116:6-7 Self-condemnation is a simple task. “How could I be such an idiot—this was an easy assignment and I failed!” “Why Read more
As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed Read more
His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor His delight in the legs of the warrior; the Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love. -Psalm 147:10-11 What does it mean for me to hope in the Lord? As a Read more
I arise today Through the strength of heaven; Light of the sun, Splendor of fire, Speed of lightning, Swiftness of the wind, Depth of the sea, Stability of the earth, Firmness of the rock. I arise today Through God’s strength to pilot me; God’s might to uphold me, God’s wisdom Read more
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” –John 14:6-7 To know Read more