Jesus, remember me Requiem Jesus of Nazareth Were you there...? others? please add in comments or email to holysmokeonthewater@outlook.com, and I will add them
For Holy weak
What’s drifting by:
"I believe I free-willed myself right off the path and the powers that be had to do a massive reroute to get me back on track. It took years, and a lot of people were impacted." Help, is anybody up there? I'm here, I can help. Who is that? It's me, God. Thank God! I'm …
What I’m hearing today
"He's not highly thought of by the academics." Human evolution; it would be a great job if it weren't for people. Crazy...by who's standards? "You keep moving forward. Don't worry about them; I'll take care of them." "Teach kindness in schools." "The cause is also the cure." Mental illness is also a path to wholeness, …
A modern day psalm
I was fortified. I consciously followed Jesus as my Pattern, I practiced the presence of God, I knew kenosis, self emptying...but, I was stunned silent. Devastated. I was knocked off my feet. Discombobulated! I was unprepared for the cruelty and jealousy In a 'religious' enemy of my soul. I was condemned and falsely accused. I …
Midnight thoughts of a friend
The idea of God as a divine therapist, actively at work not only to save our souls, but to heal us so that we can come into a place of flourishing is one that resonates strongly with me. In today’s reading (on Centering Prayer), the theme of purity of heart appeared several times. Is this …
Knowing that it’s not going to last
Rainbows. A meadowlark at dusk. I stop what I'm doing to listen and turn my fully opened heart in that direction because it won't last forever...that this, too, shall pass. In 1992, I was approved for a 10-month education detail to my alma mater, The College of Charleston. I was given a housing and subsistence …
“Your Mother is a Whore!”
The healthiest, most functional families have two parents fully engaged in the lives and well-being of each individual and the family as a whole. One parent keeps track of the home, how well it kept clean, and the health and well-being of the family members: feeding them, keeping them is suitable clothing, making sure they …
Today, I’m hearing….
To define an exact location, measurements are made from 3 known positions. To make a point, one sometimes has to come at it from 3 directions, or give it three tries . . .but do so with patience. It's triangulation...not strangulation. When you're given the go-ahead, you have to run with it. Judgement and analysis …
On Fire at the Big Dance
I watched the second half of two NCAA Tournament games last night. The commentators will tell you what they saw. This is what I saw. UMBC was not playing the first game of their agenda; they were 100% Present. Sorry, I'm mixing my metaphors but they both apply. Virginia players couldn't understand why things weren't …
Where is the Love?
I have been participating in a conversation...sort of. There is one group who is in the process of defining 'who they are' by defining their tenets (principles, beliefs, doctrine, ...) especially the origins of their beliefs...where they are from. This 'conversation' has been taking place online which means one never knows who is listening...who else …
