Category: Wilderness
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When His magnificence eludes me
I’ve recently have felt little…little connection to God or to His children in my midst, little motivation to reestablish a connection (or connections) with Him, a sense of apathy and a ‘maybe tomorrow’ attitude. Is this dryness? That aridity of which some write? Oh, I go through the motions. I pray the standard prayers. I…
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No matter where I am, He is with me
Merton’s meditation for this first Tuesday in Lent discusses books and how we can be blessed by others’ words and experiences…or not. It struck home for me. I am just finishing my first mystery novel, since reading Fr. James Martin’s, Jesuit Guide last year. I wrote about the effect the Jesuit Guide had on me…
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Our Father comforts and encourages even during times of deprivation
Merton writes that even though contemplation and sanctity are found through deprivation, most of us so fear fully relying on God that we end up depriving ourselves of the experience. He says: The prospect of this wilderness is something that so appalls most men that they refuse to enter upon its burning sands and travel…
Walking With My Brother 