Mercy

“For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.” -God    -Hosea 6:6
So often, I go to God in prayer essentially to barter.  “God, I will stop doing ___ or give up this ___, if you will protect me from ___or provide me with ___ & _____.”
I think we have all [...]

Forgiveness.

This is an excerpt from The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning:
Four years ago in a large city in the far West, rumors spread that a certain Catholic woman was ahving visions of Jesus.  The reports reached the archbishop.  He decided to check her out.  There is always a fine line between the authentic mystic and [...]

a song for christine

So, I put this up as one of my first posts on this blog, but I decided to put it up again. It’s a song from one of my favorite bands, Anathallo and kinda sums up how I have been feeling lately.
I resisted coming here, to open the harbors that guard my heart. Abide [...]