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“To orient your life around Jesus and his teachings positions you to live with greater attentiveness to God’s care and love. What makes us secure is not our circumstances but God’s ever-faithful presence in our lives.” Rich Villodas When I was in High School, I took an Introduction to Art class. We dabbled a little in charcoal drawing, painting, and pottery. We also had an assignment to design a floor plan for a dream house. Thinking back, I wonder if any of our plans would h

“The true goal is to be what we do. ” Abraham Joshua Heschel "Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well." Mt 6:33 We are moving through the Sermon on the Mount to learn how to live it out. As C.S. Lewis said of the Christian life, it is going to be easy and hard. There is an atmosphere in the kingdom of God - an environment that is life and leads to life. “The heart of God is the environment for the Christian. God meant th

"Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Mt 6: 33 “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek - to be with the Lord all the days of my life.” Ps 27: 4 Jesus shared some very challenging words in the Sermon on the Mount. When you hear them and think about them, they stop you in your tracks. For example, Jesus addresses a group of his followers. These are people who want to be with him. They are the people who kn

“Praying is talking to God about what we are doing together.” Dallas Willard "Prayer is a surge of the heart, it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy." St. Therese of Lisieux I enjoy children. After spending time with children, you discover that they can be both simple and complex; sometimes, a child can understand the complexity of simple things in a way that adults miss. Years ago, I was part of a Christ