Daily Prayer

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! For His mercy endures forever.

John 3:17

Lots of people know John 3:16, but John 3:17 is equally important. When you read the two verse together, it’s clear that verse 17 completes the teaching:

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3:16-17)

Evening Prayer

You brought me into life as if into an enchanted paradise. We have seen the sky like a chalice of deepest blue, and listened to the soothing murmur of the forest and melodious music of the streams. It is a pleasure to be your guest. Glory to You, O God, from age to age!

Taste and see…

Christianity was never meant to be merely a topic of academic study. Christianity is communion with the living God. “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” (Psalms of David)

Yes, we must use our heads when learning the Faith. But Christ doesn’t want us to leave him in our heads, he wants us to invite him to sit on the throne of our hearts.

For us, he walked on water

Everything Jesus said and did that’s recorded in the Gospels has something to teach us. In this episode, we discuss our “take-home” lesson in Jesus walking on water.

Here’s a link to the audio podcast on anchor.fm.

All ends of the world shall remember

“All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.” (Psalm ‭22)

We are what we repeat

I’ll be putting this meme somewhere that I can see easily see it. I need the reminder.

Neuroscience tells us that what’s going on in this quote is a function of something called myelination. Myelin is a chemical that allows signals to travel faster in our neural pathways. We build up myelin by repetition. The more we do something, the stronger the pathways in the brain needed to get it done. That’s why “practice makes perfect.”

Myelination doesn’t just affect learning skills, it also shapes things like character and attitudes. Choosing to be positive will make us a more positive person, because we are strengthening the “positive” pathways in our brains. The same is true for negative thinking.

In the words of the 20th-century Eastern Orthodox monk, Elder Thaddeus:

Our thoughts determine our lives.

Giving Thanks

“O Lord Jesus Christ our God: let your holy Body be my eternal life; your precious Blood, my remission of sins. Let this Eucharist be my joy, health and gladness. Make me, a sinner, worthy to stand on the right hand of your glory at your awesome second coming, through the prayers of your most pure Mother and of all the saints. Amen.”

– Thanksgiving after Holy Communion